Protective DNS isn’t just a buzzword—it’s one of the most overlooked, high-impact tools in your cybersecurity stack. In this episode of WEI Tech Talk, cybersecurity architect Shawn Murphy sits down with Bart Lenaerts-Bergmans, product marketing manager at Infoblox, to unpack how threat actors exploit DNS infrastructure—and how Protective DNS flips the script on their tactics.From lookalike domains to traffic distribution systems, Bart explains the real-world DNS threats that most enterprises miss, and how threat intelligence can identify malicious infrastructure before an attack ever begins. The two dive deep into what it means to go “left of boom,” how predictive DNS defenses outperform legacy detection tools, and why DNS is fast becoming the internet’s real routing protocol.Key topics include:- Why DNS abuse is rising and rarely detected- The four most common forms of DNS-based attacks- How Infoblox uses telemetry from 13,000+ customers to block threats before they reach your firewall- What the latest NIST draft says about Protective DNS and Zero Trust- Challenges with DNS adoption and how to overcome networking-security silosWhether you're leading security strategy or evaluating your defense stack, this conversation delivers practical insights into one of the most underrated layers of enterprise security. Listen in and learn how to get ahead of DNS-based threats—before they get inside your perimeter.The content for this production was recorded in April 2025.