Enterprise Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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2024-02-02T18:42:00Z
Feb 2, 2024
I would rate BlueCat Edge nine out of ten. BlueCat Edge will release optics patches which will require manual deployment by our IT team. Due to company policy, automatic updates are disabled, even though BlueCat Edge offers an auto-upgrade feature. This aligns with our general policy of avoiding automated tools in certain situations. DNS-specific security solutions offer the first line of defense by providing greater visibility and control compared to traditional methods like individual firewalls. Consolidating all DNS queries in a central location enhances effectiveness and simplifies management, making it superior to utilizing a basic firewall for DNS security, such as a Cisco firewall. I recommend completing the Edge homework. Make sure to understand the main list, name servers, resolution process, and similar concepts. It's also crucial to grasp the nature and function of caching. Remember, thorough understanding is key.
If a colleague said to me that their next-gen firewall and other security tools mean that they do not need a DNS-specific security solution, I would say that DNS is the heart and soul of your firewall to begin with. Without that, you are not going to know where things are coming and going. I am going back to the old adage. The company that I am with right now has been bought and sold a few times. Back in 2012, during the course of a sale, we were being spun off to a new entity. Nobody took into consideration DNS, and I raised my hand in the meeting with only six days to go to launch as a new entity and asked, "What are we doing for DNS?" I was told that they would just stand up a couple of servers and dump information there. I said no because DNS is not just a name and an IP. DNS goes way beyond that. There is so much more than that. You get management making decisions and people who do not understand solutions generalizing. Once they got the third-party company that was assisting in the transition involved, they started to see all the nuances of what DNS entails. They did not realize the complexities and should have had it on the tote board long in advance. That is the analogy I use for how general people do not understand the complexities of DNS. I would rate BlueCat Edge a solid nine out of ten just for the fact of how well it provides ease of use and time savings for us. We can also use Edge endpoints wherever we need to deploy them. The reason why I am not giving it a ten out of ten is that it is always a work in progress.
DNS security is crucial for protecting the internet's DNS infrastructure from cyberattacks. Since attackers frequently target DNS, DNS security tools play a vital role in safeguarding against threats such as malware, phishing, and denial-of-service attacks.
I would rate BlueCat Edge nine out of ten. BlueCat Edge will release optics patches which will require manual deployment by our IT team. Due to company policy, automatic updates are disabled, even though BlueCat Edge offers an auto-upgrade feature. This aligns with our general policy of avoiding automated tools in certain situations. DNS-specific security solutions offer the first line of defense by providing greater visibility and control compared to traditional methods like individual firewalls. Consolidating all DNS queries in a central location enhances effectiveness and simplifies management, making it superior to utilizing a basic firewall for DNS security, such as a Cisco firewall. I recommend completing the Edge homework. Make sure to understand the main list, name servers, resolution process, and similar concepts. It's also crucial to grasp the nature and function of caching. Remember, thorough understanding is key.
If a colleague said to me that their next-gen firewall and other security tools mean that they do not need a DNS-specific security solution, I would say that DNS is the heart and soul of your firewall to begin with. Without that, you are not going to know where things are coming and going. I am going back to the old adage. The company that I am with right now has been bought and sold a few times. Back in 2012, during the course of a sale, we were being spun off to a new entity. Nobody took into consideration DNS, and I raised my hand in the meeting with only six days to go to launch as a new entity and asked, "What are we doing for DNS?" I was told that they would just stand up a couple of servers and dump information there. I said no because DNS is not just a name and an IP. DNS goes way beyond that. There is so much more than that. You get management making decisions and people who do not understand solutions generalizing. Once they got the third-party company that was assisting in the transition involved, they started to see all the nuances of what DNS entails. They did not realize the complexities and should have had it on the tote board long in advance. That is the analogy I use for how general people do not understand the complexities of DNS. I would rate BlueCat Edge a solid nine out of ten just for the fact of how well it provides ease of use and time savings for us. We can also use Edge endpoints wherever we need to deploy them. The reason why I am not giving it a ten out of ten is that it is always a work in progress.
Do proper research and then get pricing. Overall, I'd rate it an eight out of ten.
Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of six.