DNSFilter provides DNS-layer security services to our customers. When you look at the security products that have entered the market over the last 10 years, many of them have centered on two specific areas: purely network security or purely endpoint security. But DNS is a critical component that enables users, companies, and businesses to connect with each other across the internet.

Everybody uses Google, we all know google.com. But nobody knows about the 63,000 IP addresses (and subsequent domains) that make up google.com. Domain resolution is one of the ways systems talk to each other and allows for access to websites.

When you think about DNS from a security perspective, it’s imperative to consider the...