GEC NEWS WIREWill find malware on most enterprise networks—with minimal effort by network administrators
Infoblox has introduced a free DNS-based evaluation product to help find malware carefully hidden by cybercriminals inside enterprise networks.
Malware is rapidly evolving, with new generations of advanced persistent threats (APTs)that have been designed by cybercriminals to be almost invisible. DNS is an ideal choke-point for detecting malware communications that slip past other security solutions, because almost all network communication protocols use DNS as a mechanism to connect with their destination domains.
The Infoblox DNS Firewall Virtual Evaluation can receive updates of new and emerging malicious domains every two hoursto help networks stay current on identified malware sources in the evolving threat landscape. The evaluation product can use the updated information to detect and report on suspiciousactivity within a network.
After the 60-day evaluation period, customers can opt to purchase the full version of the Infoblox DNS Firewall which, in addition to detecting malware, can also block malware communications and provide information about infected end-points making malicious queries.
“DNS is too valuable to be vulnerable,” said David Gee, executive vice president of marketing at Infoblox. “It’s easy for security vendors to spread doom and gloom, but it’s often hard for them to prove their point. We’re confident the Infoblox DNS Firewall Virtual Evaluation will find malware on most enterprise networks—with minimal effort by network administrators—at no cost and with no obligation.”
