Akamai unveils first-of-its-kind DNS posture management to tackle security and compliance risks

Akamai Technologies has announced the launch of Akamai DNS Posture Management, a first-of-its-kind, agentless solution designed to provide comprehensive visibility and real-time monitoring of DNS assets across multicloud environments. This innovative tool empowers security teams to swiftly identify and address DNS-based threats, vulnerabilities, certificate risks, and misconfigurations that could undermine an organization’s cybersecurity posture.

DNS (Domain Name System) is a foundational component of internet and IP network functionality, enabling systems and services to locate and communicate with each other. Its critical role also makes it a frequent target for cyberattacks. As large enterprises often rely on a mix of DNS services from various vendors, maintaining consistent configurations and security across all platforms has become increasingly complex.

The Akamai DNS Posture Management solution simplifies this landscape by offering real-time insights and guided remediation actions across leading DNS providers. It proactively flags outdated configurations, misaligned record and zone data, and expired or non-compliant certificates—especially those lacking readiness for post-quantum cryptography standards.

Today’s IT and security teams face mounting challenges from sprawling DNS infrastructures and an influx of alerts and compliance checks. Manual efforts are not only time-consuming but also prone to oversight. Akamai’s new platform automates compliance assessments and integrates findings into incident response workflows, helping teams focus on what matters most.

By streamlining operations and enhancing visibility, Akamai DNS Posture Management positions enterprises to better safeguard their digital presence and maintain optimal DNS performance, functionality, and resilience in an increasingly complex threat environment.

“DNS security often flies under the radar, but it’s vital in keeping businesses secure and running smoothly,” said Sean Lyons, SVP and General Manager, Infrastructure Security Solutions & Services, Akamai. “For many organizations, the challenge isn’t setting up DNS — it’s knowing whether all their systems are actually properly configured and secured. Those organizations really need a simple way to see what’s happening across their DNS environment to take action quickly. That’s the problem we’re solving with DNS Posture Management. Security practitioners get a clear, unified view that helps them identify priority issues early, stay compliant, and keep their networks performing at their best.”

Domains often show known high-risk vulnerabilities or misconfigurations. These weaknesses could impact DNS uptime and resolution reliability while increasing exposure to serious threats such as unauthorized SSL/TLS certificate issuance, DNS spoofing, and cache poisoning. This could embolden threat actors to abuse a company’s DNS to create fake websites that imitate the organization’s brand for purposes like fraud, data theft, and phishing. Other vulnerabilities allow attackers to bring DNS down entirely, causing network outages for the business and its customers.

These potential attack vectors highlight critical gaps in DNS and certificate security hygiene, and drive home the need for continuous compliance monitoring. Akamai DNS Posture Management delivers essential compliance capabilities that meet the growing regulatory requirements of today’s enterprises. By automating adherence to critical security frameworks including NIST, PCI DSS and HIPAA, organizations can significantly reduce their compliance costs while strengthening their security posture.

Akamai DNS Posture Management integrates a Certificate Monitor that organizes digital certificates by domain names, helping to identify and prevent security risks such as expired, misconfigured, or rogue certificates. It also renders an HTTP posture for the domains using these certificates.

Additionally, Akamai DNS Posture Management offers a comprehensive view of zones, domains, sub-domains, and records across all major DNS providers, including Akamai Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and others.