New solution provides unified, multicloud
visibility and real-time monitoring to prevent DNS-
based attacks
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 3, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the
cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects
business online, today introduced Akamai DNS Posture Management, an
industry-first solution that offers unified, multicloud visibility
over all DNS assets. The agentless solution provides real-time
monitoring and guided remediation across all major DNS providers.
Security teams can quickly detect and respond to DNS-based attacks,
certificate security risks, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations
that weaken an organization's security posture.
DNS plays a key role in helping computers, services, and other
resources find and connect with each other across the internet and
other IP networks. It's a critical part of how these networks
operate. Unfortunately, that also makes it a popular target for
cyberattacks.
Large organizations often manage multiple DNS systems from
different vendors to support their internet presence and corporate
networks. This complexity requires IT teams to ensure all DNS
solutions are aligned with network changes and properly configured
for functionality, performance, and security. However, DNS
configurations (and record and zone data) can become outdated and
incomplete, and certificates containing domain names may expire or
lack post-quantum compliance.
Security practitioners face significant risks due to the
overwhelming number of unmanaged alerts and compliance
requirements. Without automation and streamlined workflows,
high-priority issues can easily be overlooked. Automating
compliance assessments and integrating the findings into incident
management is crucial to maintaining security and efficiency.
"DNS security often flies under the radar, but it's vital in
keeping businesses secure and running smoothly," said Sean Lyons, SVP and General Manager,
Infrastructure Security Solutions & Services, Akamai. "For many
organizations, the challenge isn't setting up DNS — it's knowing
whether all their systems are actually properly configured and
secured. Those organizations really need a simple way to see what's
happening across their DNS environment to take action quickly.
That's the problem we're solving with DNS Posture Management.
Security practitioners get a clear, unified view that helps them
identify priority issues early, stay compliant, and keep their
networks performing at their best."
Domains often show known high-risk vulnerabilities or
misconfigurations. These weaknesses could impact DNS uptime and
resolution reliability while increasing exposure to serious threats
such as unauthorized SSL/TLS certificate issuance, DNS spoofing,
and cache poisoning. This could embolden threat actors to abuse a
company's DNS to create fake websites that imitate the
organization's brand for purposes like fraud, data
theft, and phishing. Other vulnerabilities allow attackers to bring
DNS down entirely, causing network outages for the business and its
customers.
These potential attack vectors highlight critical gaps
in DNS and certificate security hygiene, and drive home the
need for continuous compliance monitoring. Akamai DNS Posture
Management delivers essential compliance capabilities that meet the
growing regulatory requirements of today's enterprises. By
automating adherence to critical security frameworks including
NIST, PCI DSS and HIPAA, organizations can significantly reduce
their compliance costs while strengthening their security
posture.
Akamai DNS Posture Management integrates a Certificate Monitor
that organizes digital certificates by domain names, helping to
identify and prevent security risks such as expired, misconfigured,
or rogue certificates. It also renders an HTTP posture for the
domains using these certificates.
Additionally, Akamai DNS Posture Management offers a
comprehensive view of zones, domains, sub-domains, and records
across all major DNS providers, including Akamai Cloud, AWS,
Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and others.
Akamai also offers an optional Managed Security Service designed
to enhance internal teams with global, scalable, 24/7 security
expertise, helping organizations maximize the value of Akamai DNS
Posture Management.
Learn more about Akamai DNS Posture Management and how it
can help keep organizations safe from attacks.
About Akamai
Akamai is the cybersecurity and
cloud computing company that powers and protects business online.
Our market-leading security solutions, superior threat
intelligence, and global operations team provide defense in depth
to safeguard enterprise data and applications everywhere.
Akamai's full-stack cloud computing solutions deliver
performance and affordability on the world's most distributed
platform. Global enterprises trust Akamai to provide
the industry-leading reliability, scale, and expertise they need to
grow their business with confidence. Learn more at
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