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DNS Systemic Vulnerabilities and Risk Management

DNS Working Group

DNS Working Group explores dns systemic vulnerabilities and risk management at DEF CON 18, examining blue-team and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Panel - DNS Systemic Vulnerabilities and Risk Management: A Discussion The experts on this panel will provide their views on systemic risks facing the DNS and provide thoughts on measures that should be undertaken to remediate the risks. DNS Working Group contextualize these mechanics within the broader blue-team landscape.

Vulnerability Analysis

The analysis investigates key threat vectors and design shortcomings related to blue-team, network-monitoring, threat-hunting, security-operations.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Panel - DNS Systemic Vulnerabilities and Risk Management: A Discussion The experts on this panel will provide their views on systemic risks facing the DNS and provide thoughts on measures that should be undertaken to remediate the risks. The panelists will discuss both the challenges and the security benefits that will arise from the implementation of DNSSec. Full Bios available here: For copies of the slides and additional materials please see the DEF CON 18 Archive here:

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Defenders and researchers are provided actionable defensive mitigations, monitoring telemetry, and configuration safeguards to minimize systemic risk.

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