Block the bad before it reaches you
See how DNS filtering keeps threats out
Your first line of defense, built into the internet itself
DNS is the internet’s phonebook. Every time someone opens a website, their device asks DNS to look up the address. FirstLight checks that lookup against constantly-updated lists of malicious and unwanted sites. Safe sites load normally. Dangerous ones never connect. It is a quiet, proactive layer that protects your network and keeps your team productive.
A user opens a site
Someone clicks a link or types a web address on your network.
FirstLight checks it
The request is matched against live threat and policy lists in real time.
- Safe site loads normally
- Threat is blocked cold
Ransomware is a nightmare. One click can start it.
Most attacks begin with a single malicious website or link. Once ransomware is in, you are looking at downtime, lost data, and a serious hit to your bottom line, plus the damage to your reputation that is hard to undo.
DNS Content Filtering blocks that first connection before it ever happens. It puts a line of defense between your users and the hackers who want to hurt your business.Downtime
Systems locked and teams stalled while you scramble to recover.
Data loss
Files encrypted or stolen, sometimes beyond recovery.
Reputation
Customer trust that took years to build, gone in a headline.
Your bottom line
Recovery costs, lost revenue, and a hit that lands straight on the books.
One provider for your internet and your protection
Preconfigured and ready
No setup required. It arrives with content-filtering best practices in place and starts protecting you right away.
Real-time alerts
Get email security alerts the moment something looks wrong, so you are always in the know if a problem arises.
Full visibility
A dashboard gives you an enterprise-wide view of online activity and every site that was blocked.
Curb wasted time
Acceptable Use Policies let you monitor or block off-limits sites, cutting down unproductive time online.
Scales as you grow
Cloud-based by design, so it grows and shrinks with your business without reworking your services.
Ongoing support
FirstLight sets it up and stays with you, real people ready to help whenever you need them.
DNS Protection is one layer of many,
DDoS Protection
Block malicious and unproductive sites before they reach your users, no hardware required.
Managed SOC (mXDR)
24/7 detection and response across endpoints, cloud, and network, backed by a dedicated security team.
Cloud Backup & DR
Ransomware-resilient backup with immutability built in. Recover fast when something goes wrong.
SASE / SD-WAN
Software-defined networking with security built into the edge, connecting and protecting every site and user.