Optimizing the DNS Channel and Canary Updates

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This chapter focuses on how they have hyper-optimized their DNS channel for communication with the console, allowing effortless updates to their canaries. They also briefly touch on the DNS protocol and its functionality. They mention the importance of version numbers, encryption, and the system's effectiveness over the past eight years.

This week we’re joined by Haroon Meer from Thinkst — the makers of Canary and Canary Tokens. Haroon walks us through a network getting compromised, what it takes to deploy a Canary on your network, how they maintain low false-positive numbers, their thoughts and principles on building their business (major wisdom shared!), and how a Canary helps surface network attacks in real time.

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