Tech riderRev. 11 Oct 2026
FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service
- 1Network scopenetwork
- 2Encrypted traffic inspectionYes
- 3Threat intelligenceYes
- 4Supported platformsnetwork
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: fortinet.com
Overview
FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service is ranked #31 of 38 in intrusion detection and prevention software on Specifiction.
FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service plans and pricing
All plansFortiGuard DNS Filtering Service Pricing not stated on the product page fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
Compared on intrusion detection and prevention software
- Network scope
- networkfortinet.com
- Encrypted traffic inspection
- Yesfortinet.com
- Threat intelligence
- Yesfortinet.com
- Supported platforms
- networkfortinet.com
Facts
- Purpose
- The service highlights unusual DNS behavior to improve detection of malicious activity, compromised systems, and rogue-domain staging areas.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- DNS threat blocking
- It rejects DNS queries from staging sites to help stop infiltration and exfiltration attempts, including DNS leaks.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- DNS filtering
- It filters DNS requests based on FortiGuard domain ratings.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Botnet blocking
- It blocks DNS requests to known botnet command-and-control domains.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- DNSSEC
- It uses digital signatures to verify the authenticity of DNS responses.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- DNS flood protection
- It limits the number of DNS requests to protect against DNS flood attacks.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Encrypted DNS inspection
- DNS inspection supports DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH).fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Attack detection
- Full inspection of DNS traffic detects DNS-based application, volumetric, and anomaly attacks.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Fabric integrations
- The page lists FortiGate, FortiProxy, FortiDDoS, FortiXDR, and FortiTrust as Security Fabric integrations.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Fortinet describes protection against DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, improved privacy through DNS traffic encryption, and improved DNS reliability.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The product page presents Enterprise, Small Mid-Sized Businesses, and Service Providers as customer groupings.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Fortinet’s product page links to FortiCare Customer Support and the Fortinet Community support forum.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Fortinet says it was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2000.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Domain ratings
- It filters DNS requests based on FortiGuard domain ratings.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Attack inspection
- It performs full DNS traffic inspection to detect DNS application, volumetric, and anomaly attacks, including DoS and DDoS attacks.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The page lists FortiGate, FortiProxy, FortiDDoS, FortiXDR, and FortiTrust as Security Fabric integrations.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy use case
- The page says encrypting DNS traffic can help prevent third parties from intercepting or tracking DNS queries.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Supported audience
- The page organizes its product audiences under Enterprise, Small Mid-Sized Businesses, and Service Providers.fortinet.com · 11 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2000fortinet.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, California, USAfortinet.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- fortinet.com/support/support-services/fortiguard-sec· checked 11 Oct 2026
- fortinet.com/corporate/about-us/about-us· checked 11 Oct 2026