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DNS Security

Field covering vulnerabilities, exploits, and defenses in the Domain Name System, spanning DNS server software, DNSSEC, and resolver attacks.

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Andreessen Horowitz puts $38 million behind doxx.net's server-free networks for AI agents

Andreessen Horowitz led a $38 million Series A for doxx.net, a Miami startup building private networks for AI agents. The cash funds an open beta resting on one disclosed metric, the company's own count of more than 38 million potential threats blocked.

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Reality

Evidence45
Adoption15
Hype gap+45
Incentives70
Confidence60
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Windows DNS Server's 9.8 bug takes one unauthenticated packet to port 53

Microsoft patched CVE-2026-69730, a CVSS 9.8 remote code execution flaw in the Windows DNS Server role reachable with one unauthenticated packet to port 53. In most Active Directory shops that role runs on the domain controller, so the box answering on port 53 also holds the identity database.

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Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+20
Incentives
Insufficient
Confidence40