As Traffic to Threat Websites Continues to Rise, Don’t Overlook the Importance of DNS

by DNSFilter Team on Mar 18, 2025 4:46:41 PM

At the scale of the Internet, threats are relentless. Domain Name System (DNS) technology is over 40 years old, but it remains just as relevant today—if not more so—to help organizations stay secure from malicious threats. What most people don’t know is that more than 70% of attacks involve the DNS layer. Every malicious request blocked represents a real attack prevented, real harm avoided, and real people protected. This underscores the power of protective DNS; while it may not be the only tool in your security arsenal, it is one of the essentials.

To better understand the threat activity we see in the DNS world, we analyzed network traffic from the past year and uncovered some overarching trends. Let’s dive into the data to find out what’s happening and what to do about it.

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