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Discovery Communications

Discovery Inc. operates a portfolio of television networks and streaming services focused on factual and entertainment programming. The company produces and distributes content across multiple genres including wildlife, science, lifestyle, and reality television to global audiences. UpGuard continuously monitors the security posture of Discovery Communications using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. Our analysis is centered on objective, externally verifiable information.

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Discovery Communications Security Rating

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Discovery Communications
Company Discovery Communications Employees 9k+ Location Silver Spring, MD, United States Last updated October 12, 2026

Last updated October 12, 2026

Discovery Communications Vendor Risk Report

This vendor risk report is based on UpGuard's continuous monitoring of Discovery Communications's security posture using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. The results are summarized into a security rating based on the analysis of hundreds of individual checks across five risk categories: website security, email security, phishing & malware, brand & reputation risk, and network security.

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Email

Discovery Communications

DMARC policy not found

DMARC policy was not found. This makes it easier for attackers to send email from this domain. A DMARC policy should be deployed for this domain.

SPF not enabled

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record is not present. This may allow spammers to send messages with forged addresses using this domain. The DNS record for the domain should be modified to include an SPF record.

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Network

Discovery Communications

No ports are open

No open ports were detected.

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DNS

Discovery Communications

DNSSEC not enabled

DNSSEC records prevent third parties from forging the records that guarantee a domain's identity. DNSSEC should be configured for this domain.

No unregistered MX records detected

No unregistered MX records that could lead to receiving mail on behalf of the target organization were detected.

Domain has not expired

Domain has not expired.

Domain does not expire soon

Domain does not expire within 30 days.

Domain not flagged as inactive

Domain is not flagged as inactive.

Domain not pending deletion

Domain is not pending deletion with the registrar.

Domain not pending restoration

Domain is not pending restoration with the registrar.

Domain registrar or registry deletion protection enabled

Domain is protected from unsolicited deletion requests with the registrar or registry.

Domain registrar or registry transfer protection enabled

Domain is protected from unsolicited transfer requests.

Domain registrar or registry update protection enabled

Domain is protected from unsolicited update requests with the registrar or registry.

Domain free of registrar DNS resolution hold

Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registrar.

Domain free of registry DNS resolution hold

Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registry itself.

Domain renewal not prohibited by registry

Domain is not prohibited from renewal at the registry itself.

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IP/Domain Reputation

Discovery Communications

No reports of botnet activity in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 30 days.

No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 30 days

This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 30 days.

No reports of malware distribution in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 30 days.

No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days.

No reports of phishing activity in the last 30 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 30 days.

No reports of botnet activity in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 90 days.

No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 90 days

This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 90 days.

No reports of malware distribution in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 90 days.

No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days.

No reports of phishing activity in the last 90 days

This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 90 days.

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