INFORMATION and communications technology firm ePLDT was recently recognized as a DNSSEC-compliant provider of domain name system (DNS) security—the first in the country.
Cyber felons continue to grow in number together with their ways on how to compromise DNS servers that could lead to loss of personal information of residential, mobile and corporate users, as well as mission-critical data of companies.
“We at ePLDT are committed to delivering groundbreaking and innovative digital solutions to our customers, while ensuring their security and protection online,” said Nerisse Ramos, SVP and COO of ePLDT Group.
Serving as the phonebook of the Internet, DNS matches the Web addresses users type into browsers with an Internet protocol (IP) address so that they can go to the correct portal.
Such vital function makes DNS susceptible to attacks by online criminals that could cause denial of service and redirecting of users to malicious web sites.
DNSSEC, or DNS Security Extensions, gives added security where the Web browser can check to ensure the DNS detail is right and not modified.
The benefit of this is that the DNS infrastructure itself is no longer prone to common attacks like DNS cache poisoning or denial of service.
ePLDT has tied up with Secure64—a leading provider of genuinely secure DNS solutions that are purpose-built to be highly secure, self-protecting and immune to malware—to build trust that protects end-users and subscribers of the PLDT Group, Smart and Sun Cellular.
This partnership prevents the users from accessing malicious web sites and guarantees that access to the enterprise web sites are legal and secure via the use of a DNS Signer.
The latter provides a digital certificate to all enterprise domains that are subscribed and enrolled to ePLDT Secure DNS Infrastructure.
“This newly adopted DNS infrastructure greatly complements our existing cyber-security portfolio and bolsters ePLDT’s Security Operations Center capabilities in monitoring and responding to threat intelligence,” said Angel Redoble, FVP and chief information security officer of ePLDT Group, PLDT Group, and Smart.
She noted that this initiative will enable their PLDT and ePLDT Secure DNS Infrastructure subscribers to “enjoy a more secure Internet experience from end to end.”
Globally, more than 650 million subscribers depend on Secure64 technology daily to process billions of DNS queries in an exceedingly secure, reliable, and performant manner.
“We look forward to working with this major strategic partner for us in the Apac [Asia Pacific] region,” Secure64 CEO Thad Dupper said.
“With the selection of Secure64’s carrier-grade, highly reliable, extremely secure, and performant DNS platform, this carrier will now have the security tools in place to aggressively pursue their digital transformation strategy,” he added.
A member of the PLDT Group, ePLDT delivers best-in-class digital business solutions at par with global standards.
Apart from Cyber Security, its product and service rosters include Cloud, purpose-built Data Center facilities, and Managed IT Services.
Currently, ePLDT is the parent to four distinct business units: ABM Global Solutions, Curo Teknika, ePDS, and IP Converge Data Services, Inc.