DNS: The Blind Spot in Federal Cybersecurity

"Traffic for DNS lookups often goes largely unmonitored by many security tools. Whereas web and email traffic are often closely scrutinized, DNS traffic largely represents a blind spot for such defenses."

Sound familiar?

In today’s evolving threat landscape, adversaries are exploiting this overlooked protocol to infiltrate federal networks, embedding malware in DNS TXT records and bypassing traditional defenses. Even sophisticated agencies struggle to distinguish legitimate DNS traffic from malicious activity.

Join Infoblox cybersecurity experts, Chris Richardson and Pat Vogelsang, for a deep dive into how DNS-layer security can transform your agency’s threat detection and response capabilities. We’ll explore real-world examples, including recent malware campaigns that leveraged DNS blind spots, and demonstrate how Infoblox Threat Insight and Threat Defense can help you regain visibility, reduce risk and align with Zero Trust and mission assurance goals.

In this session, you'll learn:

• Why DNS is a critical blind spot in most Federal cybersecurity stacks, and how attackers exploit it
• How Infoblox Threat Insight detects and blocks DNS-based threats before they reach endpoints
• Real-world examples of DNS tunneling and TXT record abuse in malware campaigns
• How to integrate DNS-layer intelligence with SIEM, SOAR and other Federal security tools
• Quantifiable ROI: Reduce MTTR by up to 92%, detect threats 68.4 days earlier and lower false positives to 0.0002%
• How DNS security supports Zero Trust and SASE strategies across hybrid and cloud-first environments