WatchGuard DNSWatch may be a Cloud-based service adding DNS- level filtering to detect and block potentially dangerous connections and protect networks and employees from damaging attacks. WatchGuard analysts triage any critical cautions, following up with an easy- to- understand account that has detailed insights about the potential infection. When the attack uses phishing, and an employee clicks the link, DNSWatch automatically redirects them down from the malicious site and offers resources that support phishing education.
DNS-level detection, providing an extra layer of security to block malicious DNS requests
Automatically protects end users from phishing attacks
Provides immediate phishing education to heighten user awareness after an attack
Offers detailed information on the attacker, sort of attack and attacker goals without requiring you to comb through logs
100% Cloud-based, making it easy to deploy and manage, saving you time and money
Complements Reputation Enabled Defense and WebBlocker to block malicious threats
Hackers believe DNS to execute attacks on unknowing victims, so careful examination of DNS requests is a good way to find and eventually intercept attacks! DNSWatch brings DNS-level filtering into our Total Security Suite, providing a redundant layer of security to prevent malware infections. Unwitting attempts to attach to known malicious DNS addresses by your users are automatically blocked, and also the user is seamlessly redirected to a secure landing page.
DNSWatch operates 100 from the Cloud, so there’s no software to maintain or any hardware beyond the Firebox you’re already using with Total Security Suite services. Requiring no client-side configuration makes deploying DNSWatch a breeze to set up and manage, saving indeed more time and money.
Educating users is an IT admin’s last line of defense in protecting their organization, but it’ll be a challenge to produce timely training – and while the error is fresh within the user’s memory. DNSWatch increases an organization’s adaptability to phishing by automating employee education. When a user clicks on a phishing communication, they’re redirected to an educational game that reinforces the warning signs of a phishing attack. By automatically delivering training at the time of the infraction, DNSWatch provides employee training while the mis- click is fresh in their mind and reduces risks to the organization from repeated mistakes.
When attackers strike, they’re kept engaged within the DNSWatch Blackhole so that we will learn further about them. also, we follow up with a report with the details about infections detected and blocked by the service. No got to spend hours combing through logs or researching an alert because it comes through – the analysis arrives right in your inbox for a unique, customer-specific service not found in other DNS filtering results. This service allows companies to quickly and simply react to address any potential risks by doing what others can only do with an army of security analysts.
Combining DNSWatch with complementary services like our Reputation Enabled Defense( reputation lookup) service, WebBlocker content filtering, Gateway AntiVirus, and APT Blocker sandboxing, melds their defensive capabilities to block malicious connections on all ports and protocols – including those used with phishing and spear- phishing attacks.
WatchGuard DNSWatch monitors outbound DNS requests, correlating them against an aggregated list of malicious sites. Requests that are determined to be malicious are blocked, redirecting the user to a secure site to strengthen their phishing training.
All of WatchGuard’s Security Services are delivered as an integrated solution within an easy-to-manage and cost-effective Firebox appliance. It’s in WatchGuard’s DNA to deliver advanced IT security technologies for little to midsize organizations and distributed enterprises. We take these enterprise-grade technologies and make them easy to deploy and simple to manage. You face a similar threats as enterprise organizations, shouldn’t you’ve got a similar level of security?