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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
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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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