Malwarebytes ThreatDown DNS Filtering: Website Category Blocking
Malwarebytes ThreatDown DNS Filtering provides essential protection by enabling the blocking of entire website categories to safeguard your business network from malicious content.
- Category Blocking: Prevent access to entire classes of harmful websites, reducing your attack surface.
- Malware Prevention: Automatically block known malicious domains and phishing sites before they reach users.
- Policy Enforcement: Easily configure and manage web filtering policies across your organization's network.
- Simplified Security: Enhance your cybersecurity posture with a cloud-based solution that requires minimal IT overhead.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Malwarebytes ThreatDown DNS Filtering is a cloud-based cybersecurity solution designed to block access to entire categories of websites. It acts as a critical first line of defense, preventing users from visiting sites known to host malware, phishing scams, or other malicious content, thereby significantly reducing the risk of infection and data compromise.
This service is ideal for small to mid-market businesses seeking to enhance their network security without the complexity of enterprise-grade solutions. IT Managers and Business Owners can deploy this to protect their employees and sensitive data, integrating it seamlessly into their existing network infrastructure to maintain a secure digital environment.
- Block Malicious Categories: Automatically prevent access to websites categorized as malware, phishing, adult content, or other high-risk types.
- Cloud-Based Management: A centralized dashboard allows for easy policy creation, modification, and monitoring from anywhere.
- Real-Time Protection: Leverages Malwarebytes' extensive threat intelligence to block emerging threats as they appear.
- DNS Layer Security: Operates at the DNS resolution level, providing protection before traffic even reaches the user's device.
- Minimal Overhead: Requires no on-premises hardware or complex software installation, making deployment swift and simple.
Protect your business from web-based threats with Malwarebytes ThreatDown DNS Filtering, offering essential security without the enterprise complexity.
What This Solves
Enable teams to block malicious website categories
Enable teams to proactively block access to entire categories of websites known for hosting malware, phishing, or other harmful content. This significantly reduces the risk of infection and protects sensitive business data from web-based threats.
Network infrastructure, endpoint security, cloud-based services, remote workforce, BYOD environments
Streamline web filtering policy enforcement
Streamline the enforcement of web filtering policies across the organization through a centralized, cloud-based management console. This simplifies policy updates and ensures consistent security across all connected devices.
Multi-site organizations, distributed teams, managed network services, compliance requirements
Automate protection against emerging web threats
Automate the protection of your network against emerging web threats by leveraging Malwarebytes' real-time threat intelligence. The DNS filtering service blocks access to newly identified malicious domains before they can impact users.
Proactive security posture, threat intelligence integration, continuous security monitoring, incident prevention
Key Features
DNS-Level Blocking
Prevents users from accessing malicious websites at the earliest point in the connection process, stopping threats before they reach endpoints.
Website Category Filtering
Allows administrators to block broad categories of unwanted or dangerous websites, simplifying policy management and reducing exposure.
Cloud-Based Management Console
Provides a centralized interface for easy configuration, monitoring, and reporting of web filtering policies from any location.
Real-Time Threat Intelligence
Continuously updated threat data ensures protection against the latest known malicious domains and phishing sites.
Easy Deployment
Requires no on-premises hardware or software installation, enabling quick integration into existing network environments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making robust web filtering essential to prevent phishing and malware attacks.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating strong security measures to safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) and prevent breaches caused by compromised websites.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information and are prime targets for cyberattacks; blocking malicious websites helps maintain client trust and data integrity.
Education & Research
Educational institutions need to protect students and staff from inappropriate or harmful online content while securing research data, making category-based web filtering a practical solution.
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 filter prevents the request from being resolved, thereby blocking access to the site.
What types of websites can be blocked?
You can block entire categories of websites, including but not limited to malware, phishing, command and control, adult content, gambling, and social media, depending on your security policy needs.
Does this require any software installation on user devices?
No, Malwarebytes ThreatDown DNS Filtering operates at the network level. It does not require any software installation on individual user devices or endpoints.
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.