Devo Exchange is happy to announce the availability of a new activeboard called Threat Hunting by DNS. The activeboard allows you to identify and investigate potential threats by analyzing patterns in DNS (Domain Name System) queries and responses. This activeboard not only aids in uncovering advanced threats but also provides actionable insights to improve your organization's overall security posture. Some great use cases for this new Activeboard include Traffic Optimization in IT Operations. in Security, you can use it for Anomaly Detection and Risk Assessment! Learn more below!
Threat Hunting by DNS
Direct Exchange Links
| US Exchange | US3 Exchange | CA Exchange | EU Exchange | APAC Exchange |
Required Data Sources
- network.dns
Security Multidomain Lookups:
- UmbrellaTop1M
- mispIndicator
- CollectiveDefense
- DynamicDNS
Use Cases
IT Operations
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Traffic Optimization: Monitor DNS traffic trends to identify and optimize traffic flow within the network.
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Resource Utilization: Track top queried domains and geolocation data to ensure efficient resource allocation and load balancing.
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Troubleshooting: Diagnose issues such as DNS misconfigurations, service outages, or latency problems.
Security Operations
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Anomaly Detection: Identify unusual behaviors such as DNS tunneling or dynamic domain usage that could indicate malicious activities.
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Threat Intelligence Correlation: Detect known malicious domains and integrate them with external threat feeds for proactive defense.
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Risk Assessment: Generate risk scores based on DNS query characteristics, such as domain length, entropy, and patterns.
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Incident Response: Use investigation tools and DNS data correlations to facilitate faster and more accurate incident investigations.