{"id":15640,"date":"2026-05-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/?p=15640"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:37:29","slug":"from-uptime-to-trust-the-domain-security-strategy-behind-business-continuity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/from-uptime-to-trust-the-domain-security-strategy-behind-business-continuity\/","title":{"rendered":"From Uptime to Trust: The Domain Security Strategy Behind Business Continuity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Domains and the domain name system (DNS) sit at the perimeter of a company\u2019s external attack surface. CSC\u2019s Domain Security Report 2026 shows how Global 2000 companies and top unicorns adopt key domain security measures, where risk concentrates, and why DNS security belongs in business continuity planning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picture this: A bank that doesn\u2019t use registry lock with its domain registrar gets completely hijacked with all its domains and DNS compromised, including its internal email and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers. The attackers redirect traffic from the bank\u2019s official website to malicious lookalike sites, securing them with free SSL certificates to look more real with the HTTPS padlock on the address bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leads to a long list of compounding consequences. For the next few hours, customers attempting to access their accounts online not only have their login credentials harvested on the fraudulent site, but also malware installed on their personal computers. Internally, email communications grind to a halt as email servers tied to the affected domain stop working. The bank can\u2019t inform customers or contact their domain and DNS provider as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a fictional scenario. It\u2019s based on a real incident<\/a> that occurred at a major bank with hundreds of branches in Brazil. Plus, similar incidents have occurred around the world\u2014at many different companies and across many different industries. And they continue to happen regularly\u2014even today.

These increasing common incidents underscore the importance of incorporating domain security into business continuity planning. Domains act as the backbone of digital interactions. And breaches in this space have far-reaching consequences that ripple across operations, customer trust, and financial outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Domains and DNS as business-critical infrastructure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It might not have been the case two decades ago in the early days of e-commerce, but global businesses now rely on the internet for far more than hosting a public website. Email, authentication, voice over IP (VoIP), client and partner portals, supplier applications, and even parts of the supply chain depend on domains and DNS. The internet is no longer just  a \u201cmarketing channel.\u201d Instead, it\u2019s now part of operational infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many companies focus on securing their firewalls but neglect domain security and allow attackers to infiltrate systems, just like the bank, through their domains and DNS. CSC\u2019sDomain Security Report 2026<\/a><\/em> reveals that even among the most reputable companies, domain security adoption is surprisingly low.

More than half of the Forbes Global 2000 companies use retail-grade domain registrars, which often lack advanced security controls. This gap exposes them to significant risks, as attackers can exploit these less secure domains to launch phishing campaigns, distribute malware, or disrupt essential online services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Risk leaders need to turn their attention to domain names, now crucial elements of an organization\u2019s cybersecurity posture, especially as it becomes essential to business infrastructure, continuity, and the emerging AI stack. In other words, domains, DNS, and SSL certificates  act as the connective tissue these systems use to function and communicate securely. Once DNS fails or gets manipulated, the business can experience outage, fraud, impersonation, or loss of trust long before a technical root cause gets briefed to the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why domain security belongs in leadership-level risk conversations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There exists a galaxy of domain threats tied to business disruption, including phishing attacks, ransomware attacks, impersonation attacks, business email compromise (BEC) and more. Attackers can exploit different parts of a portfolio, not only primary brand domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As cited in CSC\u2019s report, examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n