Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering: Website Category Blocking
Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering empowers your organization to proactively block entire categories of websites, significantly reducing exposure to malware and policy violations.
- Category Blocking: Gain granular control over web access by blocking broad categories like adult content, gambling, or social media.
- Malware Protection: Prevent users from accessing known malicious websites, stopping threats before they reach your network.
- Policy Enforcement: Easily enforce acceptable use policies by restricting access to non-business-related or high-risk sites.
- Simplified Management: Configure and manage web filtering policies through a centralized cloud-based console.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering provides a cloud-based solution to block access to entire categories of websites. This service helps businesses prevent users from visiting sites associated with malware, phishing, adult content, gambling, and other risks, thereby enhancing security and enforcing acceptable use policies.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to protect their internal networks and users from web-based threats and unproductive web usage. It integrates with existing network infrastructure, acting as a crucial layer of defense at the DNS level.
- Block Website Categories: Define policies to block access to predefined categories of websites.
- Malware and Phishing Prevention: Automatically block access to known malicious and phishing domains.
- Content Filtering: Control access to inappropriate or non-business-related content.
- Centralized Management: Manage all filtering policies from a single, intuitive cloud console.
- DNS Layer Protection: Operates at the DNS resolution level, providing protection without requiring endpoint software installation.
Protect your business from web-based threats and unproductive browsing with easy-to-manage DNS filtering from Malwarebytes.
What This Solves
Enable teams to block malicious websites
Enable teams to prevent users from accessing known malicious websites, thereby stopping malware and phishing attacks before they impact the network. This proactive approach minimizes security incidents and reduces the burden on IT support.
network security, endpoint protection, threat prevention, user activity monitoring
Streamline acceptable use policy enforcement
Streamline the enforcement of acceptable use policies by blocking access to entire categories of websites deemed inappropriate or unproductive. This ensures users remain focused on business tasks and adhere to company guidelines.
policy management, content filtering, user access control, network governance
Automate protection against high-risk content
Automate the blocking of high-risk content categories such as adult material, gambling, or illegal activities, safeguarding your organization's reputation and compliance posture. This reduces the risk of exposure to harmful or illegal content.
content security, risk mitigation, compliance adherence, brand protection
Key Features
Predefined Website Categories
Easily block broad categories of websites without needing to manually list individual URLs, saving significant administrative time.
Cloud-Based Threat Intelligence
Benefit from real-time updates on malicious domains and emerging threats, ensuring continuous protection against the latest cyber risks.
Centralized Policy Management
Manage all web filtering policies from a single console, providing a clear overview and simplifying policy adjustments across your organization.
DNS-Level Filtering
Protect all devices on your network that use your DNS services without requiring individual endpoint software deployment or management.
Reporting and Analytics
Gain insights into web traffic patterns and blocked access attempts, helping to identify potential risks and user behavior trends.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require strict controls to prevent employees from accessing high-risk websites that could lead to malware infections or data breaches, ensuring compliance with regulations like GLBA.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect sensitive patient data (PHI) by preventing access to websites that could harbor malware or phishing attempts, aligning with HIPAA security rules.
Education & Research
Educational institutions need to filter web content to protect students from inappropriate material and ensure network resources are used for academic purposes, often adhering to CIPA guidelines.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and must prevent any unauthorized access or potential security compromises through web browsing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does DNS filtering work?
DNS filtering works by intercepting DNS requests from your network. If a requested website falls into a blocked category or is identified as malicious, the DNS request is resolved to a non-existent IP address, preventing access.
Does this require software installation on endpoints?
No, Malwarebytes THREATDOWN DNS Filtering operates at the DNS level and does not require any software installation on individual computers or devices.
Can I customize the website categories that are blocked?
Yes, while Malwarebytes provides predefined categories, you can often customize policies to allow or block specific categories based on your organization's needs and acceptable use policies.
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.