DNS is the backbone of the internet, mapping names to IP addresses and enabling businesses to establish their digital identity. But what happens when companies lose track of their domains, misconfigure their DNS settings, or inherit forgotten assets from mergers and acquisitions? Attackers are waiting to introduce themselves-using your neglected DNS infrastructure.
In this talk, we'll explore how poor DNS hygiene creates serious security risks, from dangling DNS records ripe for takeover to fast-flux botnets evading detection. We'll break down real-world attacks, including the Payment Provider DNS misconfiguration, where a simple typo exposed traffic for years. Threat actors capitalize on forgotten domains, abandoned marketing campaigns, and orphaned assets to launch phishing campaigns, hijack subdomains, and execute large-scale DDoS attacks.
Attendees will leave with a clear maturity model for DNS posture management (DNSPM)—a proactive approach to securing DNS configurations, auditing domain ownership, and preventing brand impersonation. This isn't about buying a vendor solution—it's about adopting the mindset that if you don't manage your DNS, someone else will.
If you think you know how many domains your company owns, think again. Let's dig into the unseen risks and take back control of DNS before attackers do it for you.
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