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View DNS Security Dashboard
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The DNS Security dashboard shows the statistics data generated by the Advanced DNS Security and
DNS Security subscription services in a fast, visual assessment report of your
organization’s DNS usage. View and drill down into various DNS trends discovered in your
network. Each dashboard card provides a unique view into how DNS requests are processed
and categorized. Select dashboard cards to change the context of the dashboard or view
more information about a specific trend, domain, or statistic.
The DNS Security dashboard is available on Prisma Access and AIOps for NGFW. You can interact with the DNS Security Dashboard Cards to alter the context of the dashboard
or view more information about a specific trend, domain, or statistic. You can also
customize the formatting to display current trends or historical data, across relevant
data points.
View DNS Security Dashboard (Strata Cloud Manager)
- Use the credentials associated with your Palo Alto Networks support account and log in to Strata Cloud Manager on the hub.Select to open the DNS Security dashboard.From the dashboard, configure your filter options using the available drop downs.
- Filter by time range—Select from Last hour, Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, or Last 30 days to display data for a specific time-frame.Filter by DNS category—Select from Select All, MalwareCommand and Control, Phishing, Grayware, Exceptions List, Newly Registered, Dynamic DNS, Proxy, Parked, Benign, Ad Track to filter the data set based on a DNS type.The Exceptions List category is a list maintained by Palo Alto Networks of explicitly allowable domains based on metrics from PAN-DB and Alexa. These allow list domains are frequently accessed and known to be free from malicious content.Filter by DNS action—Select from Allow, Block, and Sinkhole to filter based on the action taken on a DNS query based on your DNS Security profile action settings.Optionally, you can also Download, Share, and Schedule Activity Reports.You can re-contextualize, interact, and pivot from the data provided by the dashboard cards. For an overview of each of the DNS Security dashboard cards, see DNS Security Dashboard cards.
View DNS Security Dashboard (AIOps for NGFW Free)
- Use the credentials associated with your Palo Alto Networks support account and log in to the AIOps for NGFW Free application on the hub.Select to open the DNS Security dashboard.From the dashboard, configure your filter options using the available drop downs.
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- Filter by time range—Select from Last hour, Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, or Last 30 days to display data for a specific time-frame.Filter by DNS category—Select from C2 (DGA, Tunneling, other C2), Malware, Newly Registered Domain, Phishing, Dynamic DNS, Allow List, Benign, Grayware, Parked, Proxy, and Any Category, to filter the data set based on a DNS type.The Allow List category is a list maintained by Palo Alto Networks of explicitly allowable domains based on metrics from PAN-DB and Alexa. These allow list domains are frequently accessed and known to be free from malicious content.Filter by DNS action—Select from Allow, Block, and Sinkhole to filter based on the action taken on a DNS query based on your DNS Security profile action settings.Optionally, you can also Download, Share, and Schedule Activity Reports.You can re-contextualize, interact, and pivot from the data provided by the dashboard cards. For an overview of each of the DNS Security dashboard cards, see DNS Security Dashboard cards.
