Columbus, OH

Focused on the security benefits of enterprise-grade DNS controls, this talk walks through how the trusting nature of DNS has been abused by threat actors for years.

Looking to turn the tables and use DNS to our advantage, we discuss how security practitioners can gain unprecedented visibility into client communications, stop attacks as early as possible in the communication process, and leverage unique DNS threat intelligence across the security stack.

This talk focuses on the increase in volume of email phishing attacks and some of the types of attacks being seen in the wild. Additionally, some guidance around how to protect yourself or organization will be talked about.

It is hard to tell a good cybersecurity solution from a bad one in today’s market. This leads to well-meaning companies making poor security decisions. Using George Akerlof’s findings from his seminal 1970 paper on the negative effects of information asymmetry, this presentation will explore how the current cybersecurity landscape punishes quality, promotes adverse selection practices, and breeds a ‘race to the bottom’ mentality. In other words, we will discuss how the cybersecurity market is a “market for lemons”. We will then discuss ways we can work to fix this problem and how companies can make smarter cybersecurity investments.