DNSFilter Finalist for 2024 Best Cloud Security Management Solution

by DNSFilter Team on Aug 29, 2024 4:33:46 PM

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DNSFilter Selected as 2024 SC Awards Finalist

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aug. 30, 2024 – DNSFilter has been recognized as a 2024 SC Award finalist in the Trust Award category for Best Cloud Security Management Solution.

This announcement was made on Thursday, Aug. 29, as part of SC Media’s 2024 SC Awards coverage. Celebrating its 27th year, the SC Awards recognize the solutions, organizations and individuals that have demonstrated exceptional achievement in advancing the security of information security.

This year, the SC Awards received a remarkable number of entries across 34 specialty categories, with many notable companies earning nominations for their leadership and commitment to cybersecurity. The awards were evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges, including cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, and members of the CyberRisk Alliance community from sectors such as healthcare, financial services, education, and technology.

Find DNSFilter and the full list of finalists here. Winners of the 2024 SC Awards will be announced on Sept. 17.

Tom Spring, editorial director, SC Media, said: “The finalists for the 2024 SC Awards truly represent the forefront of cybersecurity innovation and leadership. These solutions, organizations, and professionals have demonstrated outstanding capabilities in addressing today’s complex and ever-changing threat landscape. We are proud to recognize their contributions to the cybersecurity community.”

Ken Carnesi, CEO and co-founder, DNSFilter, said: “DNSFilter’s protective DNS solution prevents end users, wherever they are, from accessing malicious domains that can administer phishing, ransomware, or other malicious attacks. 79% of all cyberattacks leverage the Domain Name System (DNS) to administer an attack, which means stopping attacks at the DNS layer is a critical component of any modern security stack. We are honored by this recognition from SC Awards and humbled to be among an elite group of finalists.”

About the company:

DNSFilter is redefining how organizations secure their largest threat vector: the Internet itself. DNSFilter is making the Internet safer and workplaces more productive, by actively blocking an average of 12 million threat queries every single day and resolving upwards of 130 billion daily queries. With 79% of attacks using Domain Name System (DNS), DNSFilter provides the world’s fastest protective DNS powered by AI, blocking threats an average of 10 days faster than traditional threat feeds. Over 35 million users trust DNSFilter to protect them from phishing, malware, and advanced cyber threats.

About CyberRisk Alliance

CyberRisk Alliance provides business intelligence that helps the cybersecurity ecosystem connect, share knowledge, accelerate careers, and make smarter and faster decisions. Through our trusted information brands, network of experts, and more than 250 innovative annual events we provide cybersecurity professionals with actionable insights and act as a powerful extension of cybersecurity marketing teams. Our brands include SC Media, the Official Cybersecurity Summits, Security Weekly, InfoSec World, Identiverse, CyberRisk Collaborative, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert, LaunchTech Communications and TECHEXPO Top Secret.

Learn more at www.cyberriskalliance.com.

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