Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering: Website Category Blocking
Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering provides essential protection by enabling the blocking of entire website categories across your business network.
- Category Blocking: Easily disable access to broad categories of websites like adult content, gambling, or social media.
- Threat Protection: Prevent access to known malicious websites, reducing the risk of malware infections and phishing attacks.
- Productivity Enhancement: Limit access to non-work-related sites during business hours to improve employee focus.
- Simplified Management: Configure and manage website category blocking through a centralized cloud console.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering is a cloud-based service that allows businesses to control access to entire categories of websites. By analyzing DNS requests, it can block access to sites associated with malware, phishing, adult content, gambling, social media, and more, significantly enhancing network security and user productivity.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to implement granular web filtering policies without the complexity of traditional proxy servers or extensive endpoint management.
- Website Category Control: Block access to predefined or custom website categories.
- Malicious Site Prevention: Automatically block access to known phishing and malware distribution sites.
- Policy Enforcement: Apply web filtering policies consistently across the network.
- Reporting and Analytics: Gain insights into blocked sites and user web activity.
- Cloud-Based Management: Easily configure and manage settings from a centralized online portal.
This DNS filtering service offers SMB and mid-market teams an effective, easy-to-manage way to enhance security and control web access.
What This Solves
Enable Teams to Block Malicious Websites
Enable teams to automatically block access to known malicious websites, significantly reducing the risk of malware infections and phishing attacks. This proactive measure safeguards sensitive company data and user credentials from online threats.
network security, endpoint protection, threat intelligence, cloud-based security, proactive defense
Streamline Web Access Policy Enforcement
Streamline the enforcement of web access policies by blocking entire categories of unproductive websites, such as social media or gambling sites. This helps maintain employee focus during work hours and ensures adherence to company acceptable use policies.
employee productivity, acceptable use policy, web filtering, network management, user behavior control
Automate Content Filtering for Compliance
Automate content filtering to meet compliance requirements or internal policies regarding access to certain types of content. This service simplifies the management of web access controls, ensuring a safer and more controlled online environment.
content control, regulatory compliance, network governance, security posture, risk mitigation
Key Features
DNS-Level Filtering
Blocks access to unwanted websites before they can be reached, preventing malware and policy violations at the earliest stage.
Website Category Blocking
Allows granular control over access to broad categories of websites, simplifying policy management and enforcement.
Malware and Phishing Protection
Automatically blocks access to known malicious domains, protecting users from threats that can lead to data breaches and financial loss.
Cloud-Based Management Console
Provides a centralized, intuitive interface for configuring policies, viewing reports, and managing the service from anywhere.
Easy Deployment
Integrates quickly into existing networks with minimal disruption, offering immediate security and control benefits.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced web filtering essential for preventing access to fraudulent or malicious sites.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating strong security measures to protect patient health information (PHI) and prevent unauthorized access or data breaches through compromised websites.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and must maintain strict data security and client trust, making web filtering crucial for preventing malware and protecting sensitive communications.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often need to filter content to protect students from inappropriate material and ensure network resources are used for educational purposes, aligning with CIPA requirements and institutional policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does DNS filtering work?
DNS filtering works by intercepting DNS requests from your network. When a user tries to access a website, the request is checked against a database of categorized and known malicious sites. If the site falls into a blocked category or is identified as malicious, access is denied.
What types of website categories can be blocked?
Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering can block a wide range of categories, including adult content, gambling, social media, streaming media, and more. It also includes categories for known malicious sites like phishing and malware distributors.
Is this service suitable for small businesses?
Yes, this service is specifically designed for SMB and mid-market companies. It offers enterprise-level security features with a simplified management interface, making it accessible and effective for businesses without large IT departments.
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.