Tag: Resolver DNS Firewall

When securing an Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment, teams naturally prioritize inbound controls, firewalls, WAFs, and access policies, because that’s where the most visible threats originate. Outbound traffic, on the other hand, tends to get less attention. It’s often left open by default to avoid breaking application dependencies and because the risk feels less immediate. […]

In this blog post, we’ll show you how to use Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall to automatically respond to suspicious DNS queries that are detected by Amazon GuardDuty within your Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment. The Security Pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework includes incident response, stating that your organization should implement mechanisms to […]