Data Exfiltration via DNS and Advice to Combat It

On Demand
Session Type: Industry Led
Delivery Format: On-Demand

DNS is absolutely critical for keeping IT services running, but the protocol itself has become a prime target. An IDC Global DNS Threat Report found that 84% of surveyed educational organizations had experienced DNS-based attacks in 2019. Standard security systems alone (NGFW, intrusion prevention systems, data loss prevention) aren’t adequate to protect data and ensure service continuity.



Outcomes:

Discover techniques that hackers use to perform DNS attacks * Experience a simu-demo of data exfiltration via DNS over Port 53 * Learn how to mitigate DNS-based attacks like exfiltration

Presenters

  • Kirk Appelman

  • Bob Smiley

    Senior Systems Engineer, EfficientIP