Ten years ago today, DNSFilter was born from a simple but powerful idea.
Today, we're humbled to be trusted by over 43,000 organizations around the globe. This milestone is a testament to the relentless innovation of our team, the incredible trust of our customers, and the collaborative spirit of our partners.
Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our story, and to our founders Ken Carnesi and Brian Gillis.
As we celebrate the last 10 years of growth and protection, we can confidently sayβwe're just getting started.
Here's to the next ten! π«
#DNSFilter #Cybersecurity #10YearsofDNSFilter
FIND US AT PAX8 BEYOND π«
DNSFilter. Booth 333. Salt Lake City. June 7-9. Get time with Dan Cucchi, Trevor Hume, TJ Minson, Andrew Maurer or Brian Gilstrap.
At Beyond, the DNSFilter team will walk you through how a DNS-first approach helps MSPs grow MRR, cut ticket volume, and deliver the security layer SMBs are actively asking for.
π Threats blocked at the DNS layer, before a connection is ever made
β‘ Deploy in minutes from the Pax8 Marketplace, no hardware required
π One dashboard to manage every client
See you at Beyond π: https://t.co/kwAEf3zo8J
Platinum status, unlocked. π
DNSFilter just hit Platinum partner status with Pax8, and we're heading to Pax8 Beyond as a Gold Sponsor.
More than 3,000 MSPs already use DNSFilter to block malicious domains an average of 10 days before traditional threat feeds catch them. At Beyond, you'll see what's next:
πΉ CyberSight: AI-enhanced threat analysis that cuts through alert fatigue
πΉ Multi-tenancy: One pane of glass for every client
πΉ Whitelabeling: Resell DNSFilter under your own brand
πΉ DNS PreCheck: Endpoint-level filtering, no network changes
Plus, a look at how we're helping MSPs get ahead of Shadow AI before it becomes a compliance problem. Stop by booth #333 to see it in action next week π
Read the full blog: https://t.co/v4K1AEN4C9
If you're still using 2016 metrics to measure your 2026 defensibility, you might not be standing behind a moat, you might be standing in a puddle. π§
DNSFilter CTO TK Keanini just published a piece in Forbes Technology Council on what actually makes a technical moat defensible in the age of generative AI. It's not your code. Code is increasingly commoditized. The durable advantage has shifted to what AI can't replicate: Proprietary data, workflow entrenchment, and infrastructure that compounds over time.
Worth a read if you're thinking about where your competitive edge actually lives in 2026.
π Read it on Forbes: https://t.co/t4nmdpk3ZM
SALT LAKE CITY, LET'S GO ποΈ
DNSFilter is heading to Pax8 Beyond 2026 β and we're bringing the team that lives and breathes MSP. π
π Booth #333
π June 7-9, 2026
ποΈ Salt Palace Convention Center
Come say hi to Trevor Hume, Dan Cucchi, TJ Minson, Andrew Maurer, and Brian Gilstrap. Whether you want to talk multi-tenant deployments, margin, or just trade war stories, we'll be there. π€
See you at Booth #333!
#Pax8Beyond #Pax8Beyond26 #DNSFilter
The verdict is in. π
In G2's Spring 2026 reports, DNSFilter took home #1 rankings across three categories:
π₯ #1 for Usability
π₯ #1 for Best Relationship
π₯ #1 for Most Implementable
The numbers behind the badges:
π 93% Ease of Use
π 93% Ease of Setup
π 94% Ease of Admin
π 94% Ease of Doing Business With
Security shouldn't be a second job. These rankings come straight from the IT teams and MSPs who deploy us every day. Thank you to every customer who took the time to share your experience!
Tomorrow at 11 AM ET, DNSFilter's CTO TK Keanini and Sr. Director of Threat Hunting Kasey Best are going live for an unscripted AMA β and if this clip from RSAC is any indication, it's going to be a great conversation. π€
No slides. No script. Just real talk about how threats are evolving in 2026, what's actually working in defense, and where teams are wasting time. Bring your questions.
π Register now: https://t.co/Q2S3AIsgpj
Got questions about the threat landscape? Bring them. π
On May 21st at 11 AM ET, DNSFilter's CTO TK Keanini and Sr. Director of Threat Hunting Kasey Best are going live for an unscripted AMA β no slides, no marketing speak. Just a real conversation about how modern threats are evolving in 2026, what's actually working in defense, and where teams are wasting time.
Real campaigns. Real tradeoffs. Real strategies you can apply immediately.
π Register now: https://t.co/Q2S3AIsgpj
We're thrilled to announce that DNSFilter has officially joined the World Economic Forum-hosted Cybercrime Atlas as a community member. π
The Cybercrime Atlas brings together global law enforcement agencies, private-sector security leaders, and international research organizations to map, disrupt, and dismantle the criminal networks behind today's most damaging cyber threats. Insights from the Atlas have supported INTERPOL-led operations resulting in thousands of arrests and the recovery of over $140 million across multiple countries.
Cybercriminals share infrastructure, tools, and playbooks across borders. Defenders need to do the same.
DNSFilter's vantage point in DNS traffic gives us early visibility into the infrastructure cybercriminals rely onβnewly registered phishing domains, command-and-control callbacks, malware distribution infrastructureβoften before it appears in conventional threat feeds. We could not be more proud to contribute that intelligence to a community of this caliber.
π Read the full announcement: https://t.co/glseJKXqLB
We're looking for a Director of Marketing, PMO to join the DNSFilter team π«
This role sits at the center of how our marketing organization operates β owning program planning and delivery, budget management, cross-functional alignment, and our Asana instance. If you're someone who loves bringing order to a fast-moving team and has a track record of delivering complex programs at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
π Apply here: https://t.co/gBcsk74MqZ
Knowing something is blocked is only half the story. π
CyberSight's two newest capabilities β Threat Trends and Timeline β give you the other half.
Threat Trends answers the question security teams always struggle with: where is risk actually concentrating? Instead of manually filtering logs user by user, you get a single view showing your top threat categories, riskiest users, and how activity is trending over time. MSPs can pull this per-organization β no custom reports, no switching tools.
Timeline takes you deeper. When something looks wrong, it reconstructs everything a device was doing hour by hour β applications open, sites visited, machine lock/unlock states β so you can investigate in one view instead of piecing it together across multiple tools.
Both are live today, included in Pro, Enterprise, and Education plans at no extra cost.
π: https://t.co/8q49j7R69U
The Spring 2026 G2 results are in β and we're proud of what our customers had to say π«
DNSFilter earned Leader, Momentum Leader, and Most Implementable in the DNS Security Solutions category.
But honestly, the numbers speak louder than the badges:
β #1 in Satisfaction
π 94% Ease of Admin (G2 avg: 92%)
π 94% Ease of Doing Business With (G2 avg: 92%)
π 93% Ease of Use (G2 avg: 91%)
π 93% Ease of Setup (G2 avg: 91%)
π 92% Quality of Support (G2 avg: 89%)
β‘ 1.3x faster to go live than the G2 average
Every one of those numbers comes from real customers. Thank you for trusting us β and for taking the time to share your experience.
A prospect came to us with a problem: VPN connectivity issues caused by their DNS filtering service fighting for control of the device. Sound familiar? π
DNSFilter's new feature, DNS PreCheck solves exactly that problem β filtering traffic locally before DNS resolution even happens, so VPNs and captive portals just work. No conflicts. No headaches.
Mikey breaks it down in 30 seconds. π
Dark Mode is live on DNSFilter β and we couldn't have picked a better day to ship it. π€ βοΈ
Go flip the switch in your profile settings. It takes four seconds. You've earned it. π
π: https://t.co/YgUdNedASu
Three incredible women. One very well-deserved recognition. π
We're proud to share that Kate Trojanowski, Virginia McKeon, and Sam Youssef have been named to CRN's 2026 Women of the Channel list β and each of them has earned it in a big way.
We're so proud to have them on the team. Congratulations, Kate, Virginia, and Sam! π
π Read the full announcement: https://t.co/whK9jzsgdU
A long time ago, in a dashboard far, far awayβ¦ your eyes squinted at a blinding white screen. β¨
Today, we fix that. π«
DNSFilter Dark Mode is officially here β and yes, we timed it for May the 4th on purpose. π€
You've been asking for this one for a while, and we heard you loud and clear. Whether you're in the platform at 4 PM or 4 AM, your eyes deserve the same protection we give your network.
Log in and flip the switch πͺ
What a week at #KaseyaConnect26! π
Huge thank you to everyone who stopped by the booth, said hello, or grabbed some time with the DNSFilter team. The MSP community never disappoints β and neither does Vegas.
Already looking forward to next year π
Last chance to connect with us at #KaseyaConnect26 βΌοΈ
Come see Brian Gilstrap, Richie Wade, Dan Cucchi, Andrew Maurer, Trevor Hume, Sarah Conway and Robert Zahka at booth 804 today and find out just how we protect every click π«
If your company shut down its entire CTI program tomorrow β would anyone notice? Would the adversary? π
That's the question DNSFilter's own Brian Hein posed at the FIRST CTI Conference in Munich last week. His argument: the industry has confused being busy with having impact. IOCs ingested, reports produced, tickets closed β none of that matters if the adversary keeps getting paid.
Brian and James made the case for a different way of thinking about threat intelligence: stop optimizing for action, start engineering for outcomes. Measure dollars denied. Wreck adversary economics. Share more, not less.
We recapped the full talk β including the slides and session recording β on the DNSFilter blog.
π Read it here: https://t.co/dMvDLpH8p7
Want to know what's coming next at DNSFilter? π
Join us this Thursday, April 30th at 1 PM ET for our Q2 Product Update β a live look at what we've shipped, what's coming, and a chance to ask the people actually building it your questions directly.
On the agenda:
π CyberSight demo β deeper visibility into activity on your network
π Sneak peek at our new Guardian VPN integration
πΊοΈ What's next on our product roadmap
π¬ Live Q&A with the product team
π Register now: https://t.co/7aT5NUvjJr