Domain Name System

DNSFilter Named Winner of 2022 Black Unicorn Awards

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

DNSFilter today announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 Black Unicorn Awards.

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  • DNSFilter today announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 Black Unicorn Awards.
  • The company was recognized as a Top 10 Baby Black Unicorn Award Winner for 2022, which honors cybersecurity companies predicted to be worth $1 billion dollar market value in three to five years.
  • DNSFilter is redefining how organizations secure the DNS layer with ML-powered DNS threat protection that uniquely identifies 61% of threats in-house.
  • This recognition comes on the heels of DNSFilter being named a winner of the 2022 SINET16 Innovator Award and 2022 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards .

Investment in DDI management platform driving benefits for two out of three enterprises: EMA survey

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Based on a survey of 227 IT professionals, the report was authored by Shamus McGillicuddy, Vice President of Research, Network Management at EMA.

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  • Based on a survey of 227 IT professionals, the report was authored by Shamus McGillicuddy, Vice President of Research, Network Management at EMA.
  • It explores the state of DDI maturity in enterprises that employ more than 2,500 people in North America and the United Kingdom.
  • DDI is comprised of Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and IP address management (IPAM).
  • Our customers use BlueCats DDI management platform to tame network complexity and deliver reliable, secure, and rapid access from users and devices to clouds and applications.

Malwarebytes Expands OneView Platform for MSPs

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MalwarebytesTM, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, continues to expand its OneView platform capabilities as well as rapidly grow the company's Managed Service Provider (MSP) program. In addition to best-in-class endpoint security, MSPs can now access vulnerability assessment, patch management and Domain Name System (DNS) filtering from Malwarebytes OneView.

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  • In addition to best-in-class endpoint security, MSPs can now access vulnerability assessment, patch management and Domain Name System (DNS) filtering from Malwarebytes OneView.
  • Yet, many MSPs face constrained staff resources, skyrocketing costs and complexities of managing multiple solutions to uncover hidden threats.
  • The Malwarebytes OneView platform empowers MSPs to deliver enterprise-class endpoint security products that drastically reduce customer malware infections and ransomware exposure.
  • "I am thrilled to be joining the Malwarebytes team during this pivotal time," said Nadia Karatsoreos, Senior MSP Growth Strategist at Malwarebytes.

Quad9 Joins the Cyber Threat Alliance as Leading DNS Service to Improve the Cybersecurity of Our Global Digital Ecosystem

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

ZURICH, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Quad9 (quad9.net), the leading free recursive DNS service, has joined the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) [cyberthreatalliance.org], a global non-profit working to improve the cybersecurity of our global digital ecosystem by enabling near real-time, high-quality cyber threat information sharing among organizations. Quad9 is part of the Contributing Allies program, which involves collaboration on cyber incidents and key cybersecurity topics.

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  • Joining the largest non-profit alliance against cyber threats globally, the leading recursive DNS service partners with the world's most prominent security organizations to protect the Internet
    ZURICH, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Quad9 ( quad9.net ), the leading free recursive DNS service, has joined the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) [ cyberthreatalliance.org ], a global non-profit working to improve the cybersecurity of our global digital ecosystem by enabling near real-time, high-quality cyber threat information sharing among organizations.
  • Exchange of expertise and threat intelligence with partners within the Cyber Threat Alliance is indispensable to counter online threats like malware, phishing, identity theft and ransomware.
  • "As we expand our global reach, Quad9 is committed to working together with other cybersecurity providers through strategic partnerships and alliances," said John Todd, General Manager for Quad9.
  • "We're excited to have Quad9 as a Contributing Ally," said Michael Daniel, President and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance.

Netskope Continues to Strengthen Converged SASE Platform with Advanced Cloud Firewall Capabilities

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Netskope, a leader in secure access service edge (SASE), today announced key enhancements to Netskope Cloud Firewall, the firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) component of its converged SASE platform.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Netskope, a leader in secure access service edge (SASE), today announced key enhancements to Netskope Cloud Firewall, the firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) component of its converged SASE platform.
  • New advanced security capabilities for Netskope Cloud Firewall help customers simplify operations, prevent threats, and provide consistent firewall coverage worldwideanywhere their users are located.
  • Netskope Intelligent SSE capabilities include Netskope Cloud Firewall, now with additional enhancements fit for cloud-first, SASE-ready environments.
  • Netskope Cloud Firewall provides consistent, cloud-delivered next-generation firewall egress protection for users and offices around the world and reduces administrative effort by applying advanced firewall policy in the cloud instead of at the edge.

DNSFilter Wins Prestigious 2022 SINET16 Innovator Award

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

The winners represent the 16 most innovative and compelling technologies to address cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. Winners were selected from a pool of 194 applications from 18 countries, and were evaluated in a series of two rounds by the SINET Judging Committee -- made up of 117 private and government security professionals including leading risk executives, experts in government intelligence and defense agencies, venture capitalists, and investment bankers.

Key Points: 
  • DNSFilter today announced it has been named a winner of the 2022 SINET16 Innovator Award.
  • DNSFilter was created to resolve the ineffectiveness found within legacy solutions, and we are honored to be recognized as a winner of the prestigious SINET16 Innovator Award, said Ken Carnesi, CEO and Co-founder, DNSFilter.
  • Over 15,000 organizations trust DNSFilter to protect millions of end users from phishing, malware, and advanced cyber threats.
  • Over 15K organizations and managed service providers trust DNSFilter to protect millions of end users from phishing, malware, and advanced cyber threats.

ICANN Initiative Promotes Internet Security Best Practices

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is launching the Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security (KINDNS) initiative to make the Internet safer and more resilient for all users. By collaborating with a global community of technical experts, ICANN is developing a clear framework of operational best practices for Domain Name System (DNS) security.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is launching the Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security (KINDNS) initiative to make the Internet safer and more resilient for all users.
  • By collaborating with a global community of technical experts, ICANN is developing a clear framework of operational best practices for Domain Name System (DNS) security.
  • "While various best practices exist for DNS operations, they are inconsistently applied and at times have led to significant security breaches that affect the whole Internet."
  • To mitigate this, ICANN collaborated with the technical community to create KINDNS as a mechanism to share best practices to better secure DNS operations.

ICANN Initiative Promotes Internet Security Best Practices

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is launching the Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security (KINDNS) initiative to make the Internet safer and more resilient for all users. By collaborating with a global community of technical experts, ICANN is developing a clear framework of operational best practices for Domain Name System (DNS) security.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is launching the Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security (KINDNS) initiative to make the Internet safer and more resilient for all users.
  • By collaborating with a global community of technical experts, ICANN is developing a clear framework of operational best practices for Domain Name System (DNS) security.
  • "While various best practices exist for DNS operations, they are inconsistently applied and at times have led to significant security breaches that affect the whole Internet."
  • To mitigate this, ICANN collaborated with the technical community to create KINDNS as a mechanism to share best practices to better secure DNS operations.

DomainDAO secured 200+ ETH in Phase I funding to build the domain space of the future

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Founded by web3 professionals and enthusiasts, DomainDAO wants to decentralize the governance of top-level domains (TLD), starting by proposing and bidding on a new top-level domain - .dao under ICANN's regulatory framework.

Key Points: 
  • Founded by web3 professionals and enthusiasts, DomainDAO wants to decentralize the governance of top-level domains (TLD), starting by proposing and bidding on a new top-level domain - .dao under ICANN's regulatory framework.
  • True to its DAO identity, DomainDAO referenced ConstitutionDAO and took its phase I funding to Juicebox to gather community support for decentralized domain ownership.
  • Be an Angel investor: participate in DomainDAO's phase II funding on Juicebox and contribute $ETH for $DOMAIN.
  • While tech giants are buying up TLDs for their usage, DomainDAO is here to change that, starting with .dao.

DomainDAO secured 200+ ETH in Phase I funding to build the domain space of the future

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Founded by web3 professionals and enthusiasts, DomainDAO wants to decentralize the governance of top-level domains (TLD), starting by proposing and bidding on a new top-level domain - .dao under ICANN's regulatory framework.

Key Points: 
  • Founded by web3 professionals and enthusiasts, DomainDAO wants to decentralize the governance of top-level domains (TLD), starting by proposing and bidding on a new top-level domain - .dao under ICANN's regulatory framework.
  • True to its DAO identity, DomainDAO referenced ConstitutionDAO and took its phase I funding to Juicebox to gather community support for decentralized domain ownership.
  • Be an Angel investor: participate in DomainDAO's phase II funding on Juicebox and contribute $ETH for $DOMAIN.
  • While tech giants are buying up TLDs for their usage, DomainDAO is here to change that, starting with .dao.