Meet the Authors: Countering Redirection and Misdirection with DNS

Magicians are masters of redirection and misdirection, but these are also powerful elements in modern cyberattacks. Join us as we dive into these cyberthreat TTPs in this second of three episodes with authors Josh Kuo and Ross Gibson, who discuss this as one of the five areas of DNS abuse in their new security book, “The Hidden Potential of DNS in Security.”

Josh Kuo, Book Author and Senior Educator, Infoblox

Josh Kuo is a senior educator at Infoblox. He is passionate about both DNS and security topics. Josh has co-authored ‘DNS Security for Dummies’ and ‘DNSSEC Guide for BIND’, as well as the “DNSSEC Operations and Troubleshooting Class” for Infoblox.

Ross Gibson, Book Author and Principal Solutions Architect / Global SME, Infoblox

Ross Gibson is currently a Principal Solutions Architect / Global SME for Infoblox. Among his areas of focus are DNS Architecture, DNS Security, Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), and DHCP Architecture. Beyond technology, he’s also passionate about his family and music.

Bob Hansmann, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Infoblox

Bob Hansmann has been in security for over three decades addressing everything from insider threats to advanced multi-vector, zero-day attacks. Over his career, he has helped many of today’s leading security vendors pioneer and introduce many new technologies as a developer, architect, product manager, and marketer. He currently heads a family with three generations of CTOs, developers, and security analysts, so he sometimes finds it hard to differentiate work from family time.