Mornings With Mark

There has been a significant increase in DNS hijacking attacks over the past couple of months...and why not? It's a simple, direct way for cybercriminals to take over an organizations identity or to intercept critical communications. The US Department of Homeland security issued an emergency directive on the matter and several cybersecurity companies have published research on these attacks in the last month. DNS is often overlooked but it's a critical piece of your IT infrastructure. There are some simple steps you can take to help protect your organization's DNS information. Learn more about the issue and what you can do about it in this episode. References: fantastic article from Brian Krebs on the problem os DNS hijacking, https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/02/a-deep-dive-on-the-recent-widespread-dns-hijacking-attacks/ the alert from DHS, https://cyber.dhs.gov/blog/#why-cisa-issued-our-first-emergency-directive research from Cisco's Talos group, https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/11/dnspionage-campaig