{"id":11995,"date":"2025-08-04T06:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T13:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.infoblox.com\/?p=11995"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:58:15","slug":"infoblox-unveils-a-radically-advanced-threat-defense-to-preemptively-protect-your-entire-infrastructure-against-sophisticated-and-ai-driven-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/blog\/security\/infoblox-unveils-a-radically-advanced-threat-defense-to-preemptively-protect-your-entire-infrastructure-against-sophisticated-and-ai-driven-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Infoblox Unveils a Radically Advanced Threat Defense to Preemptively Protect Your Entire Infrastructure Against Sophisticated and AI-Driven Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybercrime is accelerating at an alarming pace, with global damages projected to soar to\u202f$23 trillion by 2027<\/strong>. Ransomware, supply chain attacks and AI-generated threats are breaking through traditional defenses\u2014exposing a dangerous gap in how most organizations defend their infrastructure. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s changed? Attackers are evolving faster than defenses. Armed with AI, they\u2019re launching stealthier and more prolific campaigns, including\u202fsingle-use, uniquely crafted malware\u202fthat bypasses traditional reactive security systems. These reactive tools rely on a \u201cpatient zero\u201d being infected to understand the threat and respond to it. But in today\u2019s AI-driven threat landscape,\u202fevery attack is unique and targeted\u2014and no signature or known behavior exists.\u202fBy the time legacy tools respond, the damage is often already done. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s Time to Flip the Script on Cyberdefense<\/h3>\n

Organizations need more than incremental improvements\u2014they need a new mindset. A\u202fpreemptive security strategy<\/strong> stops threats\u202fbefore\u202fthey can breach your environment. One that\u202freduces strain on reactive tools<\/strong>\u202fand gives defenders time back. <\/p>\n

Infoblox has been redefining cybersecurity\u202fwith a powerful, DNS-centric approach that stops threats at the source\u2014before impact<\/strong>. Our latest enhancements to \u202fInfoblox Threat Defense\u2122<\/strong><\/a>\u202fput DNS at the core of enterprise protection across\u202fon-prem, cloud, edge, remote and IoT\/OT environments, including against advanced, AI-driven threats. <\/p>\n

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Figure 1. DNS blocks threats at the earliest stage to safeguard users, devices, IoT\/OT systems and workloads across the organization.<\/p>\n

Infoblox Threat Defense: Our Unique Protective DNS Approach<\/h3>\n

Infoblox\u2019s approach to threat prevention is truly unique\u2014and proven. If you were trying to clean up a city plagued by drug problems, you could take one of two approaches: <\/p>\n

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  1. Go after the street-level drug dealers. The challenge here is that it\u2019s a game of whack-a-mole. You take a few out, and more show up.<\/li>\n
  2. Go after the cartel. When you dismantle the organization at the top, you remove the problem at the source.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This same philosophy applies to cyberdefense. Most Protective DNS solutions act like the street-level approach\u2014they block domains once they\u2019ve been used in a phishing or smishing campaign. But as soon as those domains are blocked, the attackers simply register new ones and the cycle continues.<\/p>\n

    Infoblox takes a cartel-first approach.<\/strong>\u202fWe target the threat actor infrastructure behind the scenes. One prime example is an underground criminal organization we track called\u202fProlific Puma<\/strong><\/a>. They operate a URL shortening service exclusively for attackers, similar in function to bit.ly, but operating in the shadows.<\/p>\n

    While most solutions wait to detect and block the malicious domains Prolific Puma generates,\u202fInfoblox tracks their entire DNS infrastructure. Over the past 18 months, Prolific Puma has registered over\u202f75,000 domains<\/strong>. As soon as a new one is purchased, we preemptively block it\u2014before it can ever be weaponized<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

    This strategy enables us to block threats an average of\u202f68.4 days earlier<\/strong>\u202fthan traditional tools and stop\u202f82 percent of domain-based attacks at the very first DNS query<\/strong>. There is no waiting for a \u201cpatient zero.\u201d<\/p>\n

    By stopping malicious DNS connections\u202fbefore they happen<\/strong>, we keep harmful traffic off your infrastructure\u2014reducing risk, alert fatigue and SOC load. <\/p>\n

    Not Just Malware. We Stop the Infrastructure Behind It.<\/h3>\n

    This cartel-first approach extends beyond Prolific Puma. Infoblox continuously monitors over\u202f204,000 active threat actor clusters<\/strong>\u202fin real time, giving us deep visibility into the infrastructure fueling cybercrime. Our threat research team regularly publishes intelligence on these adversaries to stay ahead of their tactics. <\/p>\n

    Recent examples include:<\/p>\n