DNSFilter Named Web Filtering and Control Solution of the Year in the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards for Third Consecutive Year

by Admin on Oct 5, 2023 12:30:49 PM

Protective DNS solution honored for web security innovation, the fastest DNS resolver in the world is resolving 1M queries every second

Washington D.C., - Oct. 5, 2023 – DNSFilter today announced that the company was selected as the Web Filtering and Control Solution of the Year in the annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. Conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization, the awards recognize the top companies, technologies and products in the global information security market today.

DNSFilter’s protective DNS powered by machine learning (ML) continuously scans billions of domain queries daily to identify anomalies and potential vectors across malware, ransomware, phishing,fraud, and more. DNSFilter catches more zero-day attacks in process than competitors, identifying compromised domains an average of 7 days before they appear on other external threat feeds. Combined with the company’s AI, Webshrinker, DNSFilter helps enterprises categorize domains in real-time and automatically block potentially dangerous domains to enable more businesses to stay safe against today’s sheer volume of internet threats.

“We are honored to be named the web filtering and control solution winner for the third consecutive year,” said Ken Carnesi, CEO & Co-founder, DNSFilter. “More than 70% of breaches impact the DNS layer, which makes it a critical layer to secure. Our SWG technology helps keep enterprises protected against phishing, malware, and other advanced internet-based threats by blocking threats before they infiltrate the network.”

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