DNSFilter Wins at Global Infosec Awards 2024, Protective DNS Category

by DNSFilter Team on May 3, 2024 3:40:28 PM

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SAN FRANCISCO – MAY 6, 2024 – DNSFilter is proud to announce we have won the following award from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine: Protective DNS.

DNSFilter is making the internet safer and workplaces more productive by actively blocking an average of 9 million threat queries every single day. The company’s machine learning-powered protective DNS solution uniquely identifies 61% more threats than competitors on an average of 10 days earlier, including zero-day attacks. Threat actors continue to leverage domains in the bulk of attacks, making protective DNS a critical layer in the modern security tech stack.

“Our protective DNS offering is the world’s fastest, providing reliable performance, easy setup, and effective threat blocking. Receiving this award from Cyber Defense Magazine is further validation of the work we’re doing to protect our customers in the face of an ever-evolving threat landscape. We know the competition was tough and we appreciate that the panel of judges has selected us for this prestigious honor,” said Ken Carnesi, CEO and co-founder, DNSFilter.

“We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cyber-crime. DNSFilter is worthy of this coveted award and consideration for deployment in your environment,” said Yan Ross, global editor, Cyber Defense Magazine.

We’re thrilled to be a member on this coveted group of winners, located here: http://www.cyberdefenseawards.com/

Please join us at the #RSAC RSA Conference 2024, https://www.rsaconference.com/usa today, as we share our red carpet experience and proudly display our trophy online at our website, our blog and our social media channels. DNSFilter will be at booth #1527.

About DNSFilter

DNSFilter is redefining how organizations secure their largest threat vector: the Internet itself. DNSFilter is making the internet safer and workplaces more productive. In 2022 the threat protection leader blocked 9.1 billion threats, more than any other threat detection software globally. With 70% of attacks involving the Domain Name System (DNS) layer, DNSFilter provides protective DNS powered by machine learning that uniquely identifies 61% more threats than competitors on an average of seven days earlier, including zero-day attacks.

Over 26 million monthly users trust DNSFilter to protect them from phishing, malware, and advanced cyber threats. DNSFilter’s brands include Webshrinker, its next-generation web categorization software, and Guardian, a consumer app focused on privacy protection. Try free here.

About Cyber Defense Magazine

Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of cyber security news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products, and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives. Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power.

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Shannon Van Every

Force4 Technology Communications

Shannon@force4.co

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