Lightning Talk – DNS Health’s Role in Security Posture

Main Event Topics 30 March 2022

Over the years, DNS has been a target by cybercriminals not only for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, but also phishing. Phishing, if successful, can be used as a launch pad for more complex methods like ransomware and business email compromise (BEC).
Organizations should include DNS in their overall security strategy. It’s key to assess all aspects surrounding DNS: providers, assets linked to DNS, and security layers.

Moderator(s)

David Chui

MYNIC

Speaker(s)

John Valenzuela

CSC

Highlights

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