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Analysis of the DNS outage on 5 May 2026

During a routine DNSSEC key rollover on 5 May 2026, some non-validatable signatures were generated and distributed. As a result, validating resolvers were temporarily unable to successfully verify their DNS responses for .de domains. This led to noticeable restrictions in the accessibility of .de domains for approximately three hours. Normal

May 8, 2026 2 min read

Another Successful Collaboration in Information Security Between nic.at, Switch, and DENIC

At the end of March, DENIC’s integrated management system for information security (ISMS) and business continuity (BCMS) was thoroughly reviewed by colleagues from Switch and nic.at as part of an internal audit. Are the guidelines, processes, and measures still adequate to ensure DENIC’s information security, and can

Apr 13, 2026 1 min read

Transition audits to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 at DENIC eG and DENIC subsidiary went perfectly

In September, we and our subsidiary DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG successfully completed the transition audits to the current version of the standard for information security management systems, ISO 27001. Our subsidiary has had its own certification since 2022, so both companies were audited separately for the transition. What

Dec 11, 2025 2 min read

Crisis team exercise at DENIC – When things get serious, we're ready

Crisis management exercise at DENIC – Objective: a realistic simulation to test how we as a company would respond in an emergency situation.

Aug 21, 2025 2 min read

OpenPAQ: Better address validation for greater trust

OpenPAQ stands for Open Postal Address Quality, a tool that evaluates addresses as they are actually used by people in practice.

Jul 10, 2025 3 min read

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Germany’s .de domain faces outage

The German .de domain was affected by an outage on 5 May 2026., 11.05.2026

How Standard Setters Run the Internet

We are able to interconnect so seamlessly on the Internet in large part thanks to Internet standards., 29.07.2025

European Vulnerability Database EUVD Kicked Off

Today, enhancing your digital security is more important than ever: In mid-May, open source-based cybersecurity vulnerability database EUVD was made available to the general public by Enisa (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity). Next to vulnerability information from trustworthy sources, it also provides recommendations on dedicated remedial action., 13.05.2025

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