DNS is the very foundation of your brand’s digital identity, yet it remains one of the least governed and most visible parts of the enterprise attack surface.
In this briefing paper, we explore why DNS trust relationships frequently outlive infrastructure lifecycle management. With automated AI-driven discovery and exploitability at scale, addressing DNS attack surface gaps has become a matter of urgent operational resilience.
- The Attribution Mirage: Understand why DNS-rooted compromises are often misclassified as email, cloud, or identity failures.
- Real-World Case Studies: Analysis of high-profile incidents including the Brazilian Bank hijack, “Sea Turtle” campaign, and Microsoft subdomain takeovers.
- Structural Gaps: Why mature organizations accumulate DNS risk through M&A, cloud migrations, and siloed ownership.
- Governance Framework: Actionable recommendations to establish a proactive DNS security posture.
DNS trust relationships frequently outlive infrastructure lifecycle management. Now, with automated AI-driven discovery and exploitability at scale, addressing DNS attack surface gaps has become urgent.”
Peter LaMantia, CEO, Authentic Web Inc.
What These Cases Prove:
DNS manipulation routes users to attacker infrastructure before your IAM, EDR, WAF, or Zero Trust controls can activate. Learn how attackers exploit orphaned subdomains and dangling CNAMEs to bypass traditional security perimeters.