How To Reduce DNS Infrastructure Risk To Secure Your Cloud Attack Surface

This report explains how mismanaged DNS records (dangling CNAME, MX, NS, A records or expired domains) enable DNS takeover, the range of attacks that can follow (phishing, email interception, CSP/CORS bypasses, cloud resource compromise), and provides practical lifecycle and detection controls; it highlights Tenable plugins (114146, 114572) and product features for identifying and remediating such issues.