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FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service

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Spec score 7.4 #21 of 39 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software

Spec sheet

Purpose
The service highlights unusual DNS behavior to improve detection of malicious activity, compromised systems, and rogue-domain staging areas.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Integrations
The page lists FortiGate, FortiProxy, FortiDDoS, FortiXDR, and FortiTrust as Security Fabric integrations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Support
Fortinet’s product page links to FortiCare Customer Support and the Fortinet Community support forum.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · fortinet.com
Founded
2000Read 28 Sep 2026 · fortinet.com
Attack detection
Full inspection of DNS traffic detects DNS-based application, volumetric, and anomaly attacks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Attack inspection
It performs full DNS traffic inspection to detect DNS application, volumetric, and anomaly attacks, including DoS and DDoS attacks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Botnet blocking
It blocks DNS requests to known botnet command-and-control domains.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Company history
Fortinet says it was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2000.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
DNS filtering
It filters DNS requests based on FortiGuard domain ratings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
DNS flood protection
It limits the number of DNS requests to protect against DNS flood attacks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
DNS threat blocking
It rejects DNS queries from staging sites to help stop infiltration and exfiltration attempts, including DNS leaks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
DNSSEC
It uses digital signatures to verify the authenticity of DNS responses.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Domain ratings
It filters DNS requests based on FortiGuard domain ratings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Encrypted DNS inspection
DNS inspection supports DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH).Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Fabric integrations
The page lists FortiGate, FortiProxy, FortiDDoS, FortiXDR, and FortiTrust as Security Fabric integrations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Intended customers
The product page presents Enterprise, Small Mid-Sized Businesses, and Service Providers as customer groupings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Privacy use case
The page says encrypting DNS traffic can help prevent third parties from intercepting or tracking DNS queries.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Supported audience
The page organizes its product audiences under Enterprise, Small Mid-Sized Businesses, and Service Providers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com
Use cases
Fortinet describes protection against DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, improved privacy through DNS traffic encryption, and improved DNS reliability.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com

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FortiGuard DNS Filtering Service Priced on request Pricing not stated on the product page Read 11 Oct 2026 · fortinet.com

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