Most businesses rely on third-party entities to outsource certain functions, save on costs, and strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities. While working with external providers makes perfect business sense, it also poses cyber risks. For instance, a global record label’s websites hosted by a third-party service provider became the latest victim of Magecart, a web skimming attack. The company is not alone to suffer such misfortune, however, as many data breaches are connected to third-party use.

Third parties usually need to access company networks and data to make these accessible to their contractors and employees. Hence, the chances of a data breach and other cybercrimes are magnified. But organizations can minimize risks through robust third-party risk management. As part of this, Reverse DNS Search can help by:

• Identifying hosts and domains related to a third-party website, IP address, or DNS record
• Determining if any of the domains associated with third parties are malicious and, therefore, pose risks

Let’s take a closer look.

Identify Domains Associated with a Third Party

Associations with malicious actors is among the telltale signs of third-party risk….

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