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MSP Partnerships: How Subdomain Takeovers Showcase The Value
In a world of an ever-changing cyber security landscape, it’s important for organizations to have an IT partner like Ridge Support. With proactive management and regular communication, companies can focus on their core operations while leaving the complex task of cybersecurity to professionals who are equipped to handle evolving threats.
A growing concern in the cyber security world to demonstrate this are subdomain takeovers. They occurs when an attacker gains control over a subdomain that was once associated with a legitimate service or website but is no longer in use. If a company fails to properly decommission unused or expired subdomains, attackers can register the abandoned subdomain with a third-party provider. This allows them to essentially takeover the abandoned subdomains but make it seem as though it’s on the organization’s behalf because the proper updates to remove that subdomain haven’t been completed.
Preventing this is as easy as continuous management of the domain ecosystem, but this can be a complicated task. For larger organizations, the trouble may come from having numerous third-party integrations, cloud services, or legacy systems whereas a smaller organization often lacks an internal user who has enough experience to know the proper actions to take. That’s where truly partnering with an MSP can play a crucial role. When treated like true partners who are kept in the loop of the changes going on and involved in planning for changes like this, organizations see more secure and seamless outcomes.
Ridge Support Technologies can help with all aspects of this process, from remaining involved and informed on the changes throughout an organization’s ecosystem, to ensuring DNS records get updated on time. If you’re interested in deepening or developing that partnership, please feel free to reach out to our offices and let us know.
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