G2 Awards ScoutDNS High Performer, Best Support, and more
I am very excited to announce that ScoutDNS has been recognized as a High Performer by G2 in the DNS Security category for Fall 2021. We have also earned Best Support and Easiest To Do Business With. When I set out to create ScoutDNS a few years ago, I had hoped we could create a […]
Free Guest WiFi Content Filtering from ScoutDNS
Users of ScoutDNS can now provide web content filtering for guest WiFi networks at no additional charge. Other cloud based filtering solutions charge you for every guest user or access point that is offering the guest WiFi SSID. How it Works For every paid regular user of ScoutDNS, customers now get 2 guest WiFi users […]
October Updates – Category and Record Type Insights Tabs with Drill Down Actions
We have several exciting updates to cover regarding our Insights and data views. These updates help bring further visibility with greater detail than any other solution on the market. In August we released TLD views alongside the Domain Insights tab. We are now happy to release the Category and Record type TLD tabs along with […]
ScoutDNS August Update #2
As promised we have just released the 2nd August update that includes an industry first level feature while also reorganizing some existing functionality. Zero Trust Top Level Domain Management with TLD Lists In general release is an industry first feature we have been teasing for some time now. TLD List management allows admins to create […]
ScoutDNS August Update
We just rolled out an August update (expecting at least two this month). In addition to new functionality and analytics in our Insights tab, we have updated our colors to match our new logo and set the default side bar to collapsed. Here is the run down: Add to Allow or Block list directly from […]
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Going into 2019 we re-branded to ScoutDNS in order to better reflect our expanding customer base. Although we had started out as a service dedicated to nonprofits, it didn’t take long for organizations of all types to take interest in a better way to filter and secure their networks at the DNS layer. From government […]
100 Customers, 300+ Networks, 8 Countries
It was only 11 months ago that we launched an easy, effective, and affordable solution to internet protection and content filtering built from the ground up. We didn’t have investors with a ton of capital to run huge advertising campaigns and most of what we earned would go back into the product. I wasn’t really […]
YouTube Safe Mode with G Suite Explained
YouTube is a powerful tool with many functional uses. Aside from the obvious entertainment aspects, there are near endless hours worth of educational/informational content free and available to anyone with a connection. While YouTube is indeed a treasure trove of learning, there exists a great deal of objectionable content particularly for children. YouTube policies strictly limit […]