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How to detect users using DNS different than organization DNS

abdallahalhabba
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Dear All
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I need search detect users using DNS different than Organization DNS. Please share me your ideas & suggestion .

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lfedak_splunk
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Hey @abdallahalhabbash, If richgalloway solved your problem, please remember to "Accept" his answer to award karma points. 🙂

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Assuming you're already collecting network metadata (either from Stream, your proxy server, firewall logs, etc.) then you just need to look for events going to port 53 with a destination IP address not in your network.

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