“Google Cloud DNS Armor, powered by Infoblox delivers powerful, preemptive protection against a wide range of modern cyber threats by using DNS as a first line of defense. Because nearly every cyberattack touches DNS at some point—whether it’s ransomware calling home, data being exfiltrated, or threat actors using domain generation algorithms—DNS Armor is uniquely positioned to detect malicious activity early in the attack chain,” Gupta explained.
“The solution inspects DNS queries in real time to identify suspicious behavior like command-and-control communications, zero-day threats, and domains tied to known adversaries. Unlike traditional security tools that react after damage is done, DNS Armor proactively flags and blocks threats—often more than two months before other systems catch them. And because it’s natively integrated into Google Cloud, it’s easy for customers to activate and manage directly from the console without adding complexity or requiring new infrastructure. This means stronger protection with less effort, and a more secure environment for cloud workloads,” Gupta said.
With this product, enterprise customers can activate and configure DNS threat detection directly on the Google Cloud console, and administrators can monitor DNS queries and access DNS threat logs to enable early threat detection.
“As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, the collaboration between Infoblox and Google Cloud delivers a game-changing approach to network security,” said Bob Walker, senior domain network engineer, Lloyds Banking Group, in a statement. “Google Cloud’s DNS Armor, powered by Infoblox, harnesses the best of both technologies—cutting-edge DNS threat intelligence and scalable cloud architecture—to provide enterprises with robust protection against emerging threats.”
According to Infoblox, DNS Armor uses Infoblox DNS technology to gain visibility to find DNS-based attacks with a low false positive rate. The visibility reduces the risk of malware, data breaches, and cyberattacks for Google Cloud customers.
“Infoblox powers Google Cloud’s DNS Armor with intelligence beyond just a DNS block list—tracking activity of potential adversaries to uncover and flag every corner of their malicious network,” said Chris Kissel, research vice president, security and trust, IDC in a statement. “The first challenge to cybersecurity is it’s typically reactive, and DNS Armor, powered by Infoblox, provides a preemptive solution to securing cloud workloads that doesn’t add additional complexity or compute.”
