The NSA is piloting a secure DNS service for the defense industrial base

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

https://www.cyberscoop.com/nsa-secure-dns-service-pilot-defense-industrial-base/

By Shannon Vavra
CYBERSCOOP
June 18, 2020

In an effort to better protect the U.S. defense industrial base from 
malware-based threats, the National Security Agency has launched a pilot 
program on securing Domain Name System use for U.S. defense contractors.

The NSA’s cybersecurity directorate has been working on the the pilot, 
called secure DNS, for six weeks, the directorate’s chief, Anne Neuberger, 
said during a virtual event Thursday.

“Our analysis highlighted that using secure DNS would reduce the ability 
for 92% of malware attacks … from a command and control perspective, 
deploying malware on a given network,” Neuberger said.

DNS, is the protocol by which IP addresses are translated to access 
specific websites with their more familiar domain names and URLs. 
Attackers have long exploited DNS to deliver malware to targets or run 
credential-stealing campaigns, according to

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