Protective DNS

What is Protective DNS?

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a key component of the internet. It makes navigating to a website or sending an email possible by translating domain names into Internet Protocol addresses.

With protective DNS, whenever a DNS request is made, there is an intelligent process to analyse the request and determine if it is safe or not. Safe requests are routed as usual and malicious requests are blocked. This helps prevent phishing, malware distribution, command and control, and blocks potentially malicious content.

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What is Protective DNS?

The Domain Name System (DNS) makes navigating to a website or sending an email possible by translating domain names into Internet Protocol addresses.

With protective DNS, whenever a DNS request is made, it is analysed to determine if it is safe or not. This helps prevent phishing, malware distribution, command and control, and blocks potentially malicious content.

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What is DNSFilter?

DNSFilter uses protective DNS to provide a cloud driven Secure Internet Gateway that protects a computer from Internet based threats, wherever it is used. DNSFilter uses the internet’s DNS infrastructure to block malicious destinations before a connection is ever established.

DNSFilter’s global network processes billions of requests per day. Using big data analytics and machine learning to analyse and learn from internet patterns, DNSFilter automates protection by identifying and blocking malicious domains, IPs, and URLs before they are even used in attacks.

What is DNSFilter?

DNSFilter uses protective DNS to provide a cloud driven Secure Internet Gateway that protects a computer from internet based threats, wherever it is used. DNSFilter uses the internet’s DNS infrastructure to block malicious destinations before a connection is ever established.

Compelling evidence of Protective DNS benefits

Protecting the UK public sector
Read how Protective DNS has been keeping the UK public sector safe since 2017.

Protecting the UK National Health Service
In 2020 the UK National Health Service rolled out Protective DNS across the organisation.

Australian Government adopts Protective DNS
In 2020, the ACSC established a scalable cyber defence capability, the Protective Domain Name System.

US security agencies recommend Protective DNS
NSA and CISA issue joint guidance recommending Protective DNS to strengthen cyber defence.

Compelling evidence of Protective DNS benefits

Protecting the UK public sector

Protecting the UK National Health Service

US Department of Defense pilots Protective DNS

US security agencies recommend Protective DNS