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DNS Abuse Infrastructure and Games

Gadi Evron

Gadi Evron explores dns abuse infrastructure and games at DEF CON 14, examining anonymous-os and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Gadi Evron: DNS Abuse Infrastructure and Games Abstract: DNS operations today are no longer just a secure configuration and bandwidth, but rather a whole world of online abuse and criminal activities.

Vulnerability Analysis

In this presentation we will discuss how DNS has become this infrastructure for online crime and abuse.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Spam, DDoS attacks, botnets and extremely reliable phishing servers all owe their existence to DNS games Further, we will discuss how DNS helps discover and combat malicious activities online and some of the Big Brother privacy risks this involves.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Bio: Gadi Evron is a known leader in the world of Internet security operations, and especially in the realm of botnets and phishing. He was previously the Israeli Government Internet Security Operations Manager, as well as the Israeli Government CERT Manager. Today, he manages the SecuriTeam portal and works for Israeli-based Beyond Security.

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