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DNS Hijacking – Fredrik Nordberg Almroth – ESW #214

Fredrik Nordberg Almroth, Security Researcher at Detectify, tells the story of how he managed to claim the top-level domain of an entire country - the Congo (DRC), .cd - before any bad actors could snatch it up. He will also discuss domain takeovers (TLD as well as subdomains) and how they can be prevented. Key to this is to keep track of your assets and monitor them for vulns.

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Guest

Fredrik Nordberg Almroth
Fredrik Nordberg Almroth
Co-Founder & Head of Engineering at Detectify

Fredrik Nordberg Almroth is Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Detectify, the web security company that automates knowledge from some of the world’s best ethical hackers and brings it into the hands of web application teams. Fredrik has helped organizations like Google, the UN and the US Air Force uncover web vulnerabilities, and he is a staunch security defender committed to making the internet safer for everyone. He is featured on Google Security Hall of Fame and has previously been elected Security Expert of the Future by Symantec.

Hosts

Paul Asadoorian
Paul Asadoorian
Founder at Security Weekly
Adrian Sanabria
Adrian Sanabria
Director of Product Marketing at Valence Security
Tyler Shields
Tyler Shields
Fractional CMO, Cyber Angel Investor and Advisor at 90 Degree Ventures

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