DNS Is for People – Not for IT Infrastructure
5 hours ago
- #DNS
- #IT Infrastructure
- #Network Security
- DNS is useful for public services but may be unnecessary for internal IT infrastructure, increasing reliability by reducing components.
- DNS introduces risks like caching issues, security vulnerabilities (e.g., unencrypted traffic), and egress exfiltration threats.
- Using /etc/hosts or direct IP configuration can replace DNS internally, avoiding DNS-related outages and complexities.