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NIST Updates DNS Security Guidance SP 800-81-3 — What Changed and Why It Matters Now

NIST released an updated edition of Special Publication 800-81, its foundational guidance on securing the Domain Name System, as DNS-based attacks and abuse techniques have evolved significantly since the previous version. The new SP 800-81-3 expands coverage of DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSSEC deployment best practices, DNS-based threat detection, and resilience against cache poisoning variants. Security teams should use this revision to audit current DNS architecture against current recommendations.

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