DigiCert DNS Essentials
DigiCert DNS Essentials provides critical protection for your domain name system, ensuring online presence integrity and security for your business.
- Enhanced Security: Coverage against DNS-based attacks like DDoS and cache poisoning.
- Reliability: Protection against unauthorized domain changes and hijacking attempts.
- Availability: Entitlement to high availability DNS infrastructure for continuous online access.
- Performance: Access to optimized DNS resolution for faster website and application loading.
Product Overview
Product Overview
DigiCert DNS Essentials is a cloud-based service designed to secure and manage your organization's domain name system (DNS) infrastructure. It offers robust protection against common threats that target DNS, ensuring your online services remain accessible and trustworthy.
This service is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to safeguard their public-facing websites, applications, and email services. It integrates into existing network environments to provide a critical layer of cybersecurity without requiring extensive on-premises hardware or specialized staff.
- DDoS Mitigation: Defends against distributed denial-of-service attacks targeting DNS servers.
- DNSSEC Support: Enables DNS Security Extensions to authenticate DNS responses and prevent spoofing.
- High Availability: Ensures continuous DNS resolution through a globally distributed network.
- Managed Zones: Simplifies DNS record management for domains and subdomains.
- Threat Intelligence: Leverages real-time data to identify and block malicious traffic.
DigiCert DNS Essentials offers SMB and mid-market organizations enterprise-grade DNS security and reliability, simplifying management and reducing risk.
What This Solves
Secure Domain Name Resolution
Enable teams to protect their public-facing websites and applications from DNS-based attacks. Streamline the management of DNS records to ensure accurate and timely resolution for all users.
businesses with public websites, e-commerce platforms, SaaS applications, cloud-hosted services
Prevent Domain Hijacking
Automate the protection of domain registrations against unauthorized transfers and malicious takeovers. Ensure the integrity of your brand's online presence and prevent phishing or redirection attacks.
companies with strong brand identity, regulated industries, businesses relying on online reputation
Ensure High Availability of Online Services
Support contracts for critical infrastructure ensure continuous DNS resolution, minimizing downtime risk for essential business operations. Access to expert support for rapid issue resolution.
organizations requiring 24/7 online access, businesses with global customer bases, mission-critical applications
Key Features
Global Anycast Network
Ensures fast, reliable DNS resolution worldwide, improving website performance and user experience.
DNSSEC Validation
Protects against DNS spoofing and man-in-the-middle attacks by verifying the authenticity of DNS data.
DDoS Protection
Mitigates large-scale distributed denial-of-service attacks that aim to overwhelm DNS servers and disrupt service.
Managed DNS Records
Simplifies the creation, modification, and deletion of DNS records through an intuitive interface.
Real-time Monitoring and Alerting
Provides immediate notification of potential threats or service disruptions, enabling swift response.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require highly available and secure DNS to protect sensitive customer data and maintain trust, making robust DNS protection a critical compliance and operational necessity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure continuous access to patient portals and critical systems, while adhering to strict data privacy regulations like HIPAA, which necessitates secure and reliable DNS.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely heavily on online presence for sales and bookings; ensuring uninterrupted access and protecting against attacks that could disrupt transactions is paramount.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle confidential client information and depend on secure, always-on access to their online platforms and communication channels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is DNS and why is it important for my business?
DNS, or Domain Name System, translates human-readable website names (like zentnetworks.com) into machine-readable IP addresses. It's crucial because it directs users to your online assets; if your DNS is compromised or unavailable, your customers cannot reach your website or services.
How does DigiCert DNS Essentials protect against cyber threats?
It employs multiple layers of security, including DDoS mitigation to absorb attack traffic, DNSSEC to ensure data integrity, and advanced threat detection to block malicious queries. This prevents disruptions and protects your domain from hijacking.
Is this service suitable for small businesses?
Yes, DigiCert DNS Essentials is designed for businesses of all sizes, including SMBs. It offers enterprise-grade security and reliability without the complexity or cost of managing your own DNS infrastructure.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.