"CISA Rolls Out Protective DNS Offering to Federal Agencies"

The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that its Protective Domain Name System (DNS), which is the agency's latest shared service offering, is now available to all Federal civilian agencies to help them bolster their cyber defenses. After a successful test run with a few agencies, CISA is now onboarding agencies into the service, which has modernized capabilities to detect and prevent threats in Internet traffic as well as raise collective cyber defense. CISA's Cybersecurity Shared Services Office enabled the offering. With an advanced capability that safeguards network connections, Protective DNS protects Federal users and organizations from reaching known or suspected malicious destinations, according to Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA. It also provides Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies with improved visibility into their Internet traffic by delivering real-time logs, reports, and other insights into an ever-changing cyber threat landscape. CISA gathered input from DNS experts and months of beta testing with partner agencies in order to develop Protective DNS and determine specific system requirements. Protective DNS incorporates that feedback, providing expanded coverage, enhanced threat intelligence, real-time alerts, increased accessibility, zero-trust alignment, and more. This article continues to discuss the purpose and features of CISA's Protective DNS. 

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