Education

How one university protects students at the DNS level

December 8, 2022

DNSFilter helps Indiana Wesleyan University protect students from visiting inappropriate sites or downloading malicious files.

Analyzing a Third-Party Threat Feed Portfolio

June 10, 2022

One of DNSFilter's Threat Intelligence Researchers, Henri, walks us through what it looks like to analyze third-party threat feed portfolios and how to utilize that information once you've gathered it.

2022 Threats by the Numbers

June 6, 2022

DNSFilter has curated some of the most important threat statistics that you should be paying attention to in the year 2022. We extracted data from our network to derive some interesting insights, and also pulled from reputable external sources for more information on the state of the threat landscape and some projections for the future.

Everything You Need to Know About Decentralized Cybersecurity

May 31, 2022

As an IT professional, you’re probably used to the constant treadmill of new ideas, technologies, and concepts that you need to know to stay on top of your game. In that vein, allow us to flag for you an important new way to think about keeping IT systems secure: Decentralized Cybersecurity. Read on for a short primer that will go over everything you need to know about Decentralized Cybersecurity, and why it’s so important in today’s IT landscape.

The Challenge of Defining DNS Abuse

May 24, 2022

DNS Abuse is a pretty widely used term. On the surface, it might seem like a simple term that's easily understood. But when you look more closely, the definition depends on your perception of the issue—and can be defined both broadly, or more narrowly.

Business Email Compromise (BEC): Protecting yourself and your business from online scams

May 19, 2022

BEC attacks can appear in many forms. They almost always target an individual in an attempt to collect important or confidential internal data. It might also involve posing as an executive or client to trick an employee into invoicing or wiring money directly to the scammer.‍ Are you prepared to defend against BEC?