How does MDBR work?

MDBR is a cloud-based secure DNS solution specifically designed for U.S. SLTT organizations. It proactively blocks network traffic from an organization to known and suspected harmful web domains, helping protect IT systems against cybersecurity threats.

Once an organization points its domain name system (DNS) requests to Akamai’s DNS server IP addresses (primary and secondary), every DNS lookup will be compared against a list of known and suspected malicious domains. Attempts to access known malicious domains such as those associated with malware, phishing, and ransomware, among other threats, will be blocked and logged. Accepted and blocked DNS request logs will be stored for a period of 30 days.

CIS will provide weekly reporting to each participating entity related to both accepted and blocked requests and assist in remediation, if needed.