Why the Right Tool — and the Right Team — Are Essential for DNS Security

DNS has become a complex and rapidly expanding attack surface, which often spreads across multi-cloud environments with little unified visibility. The growing volume of zones and records, the involvement of nonsecurity stakeholders, and the rise in phishing and brand impersonation attacks all add to the challenge.

As DNS attacks become more sophisticated, the potential for catastrophic outages increases dramatically. Shorter certificate lifespans further strain observability and timely response capabilities. And for many organizations, the issue isn't just visibility — it’s capacity. They simply don’t have the manpower, time, or specialized expertise to continuously monitor, prioritize, and remediate DNS risks at scale.

Without continuous posture management, DNS risks remain hidden — making DNS one of the most overlooked and vulnerable areas of modern infrastructure. When DNS attacks succeed against poorly protected DNS infrastructure, the resulting downtime can cripple entire business operations, making comprehensive DNS security not only a technical necessity but also a business imperative.

With agentless (read-only) permissions, DNS Posture Management continuously and automatically scans your authoritative DNS environment across all providers, surfacing misconfigurations, risky records, expired certificates, compliance violations, brand monitoring, and even quantum risk monitoring. 

But here’s the best part: It doesn’t just show you what’s wrong — it shows you exactly how to fix it. Every alert includes guided remediation steps tailored to the specific issue, so your team can act immediately. No steep learning curve. No guesswork.

And if you don’t have the time, resources, or in-house expertise to handle it? That’s where Akamai Managed Service for DNS Posture Management comes in. We can do the work for you to ensure that your DNS stays secure and compliant. Whether you need support for occasional overflow or full hands-on management, we become an extension of your team.

It’s proactive DNS security — on your terms.

Many tools simply generate alerts and leave the rest to you. DNS Posture Management takes a more proactive approach by helping you to prioritize and resolve issues with confidence. 

Every finding is paired with clear, actionable guidance — not vague recommendations. Whether it’s fixing a misconfigured TXT record, preventing a subdomain takeover, or rotating an expired certificate, DNS Posture Management walks your team through the fix, while protecting critical uptime and maintaining optimal user experience. 

That means:

• Faster onboarding for new team members
• Reduced human error
• Lower total cost of ownership 

Most importantly, Akamai’s solution delivers real business value that counts: faster detection and resolution times. By proactively identifying vulnerabilities before they impact operations, your team can maintain seamless business continuity. 

What does that mean in practice?

• No more digging through dozens of DNS provider dashboards
• No more manually assembling your DNS inventory
• No more scrambling to react to breaches that should’ve been prevented

And when something breaks, your team either knows exactly how to fix it — or can count on Akamai to do it for them. That’s the power of DNS Posture Management plus Managed Service for DNS Posture Management: Systems stay running smoothly, users stay happy, and your organization stays ahead of emerging vulnerabilities.

By continuously scanning your DNS data, DNS Posture Management helps you move from firefighting to foresight with features like:

• Automated discovery to rapidly detect previously unknown assets 
• Continuous compliance to automatically assess compliance of more than 20 frameworks
• DNS drift monitoring to detect unauthorized changes in real time
• Fake domain detection to protect against phishing and impersonation
• Subdomain takeover prevention to identify orphaned or misconfigured records
• Fast flux protection to detect rapidly changing IPs used in botnets and malware campaigns
• Rogue certificate monitoring to avoid expired certifications and broken trust chains
• Third-party DNS risk assessment to see what’s attached that could pose a risk
• Brand monitoring to ensure company reputation is intact
• Post-quantum monitoring to protect your environment in the post-quantum world

DNS Posture Management ensures your DNS environment is always being watched, always being assessed, and always improving.

For enterprises that need extra muscle or specialized expertise, Akamai offers Managed Security Service for DNS Posture Management — an optional solution designed to augment your existing teams and skills. Whether you're short on DNS security experience, stretched thin with other priorities, or simply want expert oversight, our team can take the lead as your trusted managed DNS provider.

With Managed Service for DNS Posture Management you get:

• Always-on monitoring — We continuously watch your DNS environment for emerging threats, misconfigurations, and compliance issues.
• Expert triage and prioritization — Our team filters out the noise and flags what truly matters, so you're never overwhelmed by false positives.
• Hands-on remediation — From guided support to fully managed fixes, we handle the work — so your team doesn’t have to.
• Compliance confidence — We help enforce and report on DNS security policies aligned to frameworks like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ISO 27001, and more.
• Operational continuity — Even during staff transitions or lean resource periods, your DNS posture stays secure and stable with enterprise-grade scalability

Our dedicated customer support team doesn't just show you what’s wrong — we solve the problem for you. We become an extension of your security team, ensuring that your DNS posture stays secure, compliant, and resilient around the clock, while defending against evolving cyberthreats.

DNS Posture Management is a powerful tool — but its greatest value is unlocked when it’s paired with Managed Service for DNS Posture Management. While the platform delivers unmatched visibility and guided remediation, it’s the dedicated experts behind the scenes who ensure that every issue is not just found, but truly fixed.

With Akamai Managed Service for DNS Posture Management, your team gains a trusted partner that extends your capabilities — triaging threats, resolving misconfigurations, and keeping your DNS posture continuously secure and compliant. This means fewer gaps, faster resolutions, and peace of mind knowing that a specialized team is actively protecting one of your most critical digital assets.

Security is a team sport — and not every organization has the resources or time to field a full team internally. That’s where we come in. DNS Posture Management, backed by our managed security expertise, gives you both the playbook and the players. Together, we help you shift from reactive to proactive by ensuring smooth operations, strong compliance, and resilience against emerging DNS threats.