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Protective DNS Services​ (PDNS)

UltraDDR is a cutting-edge Protective DNS (PDNS) solution purposely built to secure the human element of online interactions, offering automatic threat eradication and setting a new standard in layer 8 cybersecurity.

Protective DNS

Proactive DNS layer security: harden your network and block human vulnerabilities.

Discover UltraDDR (UltraDNS Detection and Response), the industry’s leading protective DNS solution that preempts attacks. By integrating both recursive and private DNS resolver technologies, UltraDDR proactively blocks malicious queries and maps adversary infrastructure. The shift from a reactive to a proactive security stance ensures your business remains a step ahead of malicious traffic and cybercriminal activity.

  • Proactively protect employees at work, at home, and on the go 
  • Automatically detect and block nefarious connections or new threat actors the very first time they appear in any phishing, social engineering, or supply chain attack
  • Intercept malicious traffic—from any device—before it breaches your environment
  • Eliminate security team burnout with virtually zero malware and ransomware infections
  • Enforce acceptable usage policies with category-based web filtering and customized block/allow lists
  • Ace your next security audit and fill unexpected gaps introduced by employees or users on your network

UltraDDR detects and blocks 36% more malicious activity than the leading recursive DNS security service.

Rather than relying on a static list of previously identified bad actors, UltraDDR uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to instantly capture and block new nefarious communication and behavior patterns. Unlike traditional threat intel feeds, DNS firewalls, and DNS web filtering, this next-generation approach significantly reduces the burden of managing compromised devices.

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Stop DNS-based phishing, hijacking malware, and ransomware attacks.

Companies of every size rely on UltraDDR’s layer 8 protection to stay ahead of known and unknown threats. Social engineering attacks don’t stand a chance against the industry’s only proactive DNS filtering and blocking service.

82%

of all data breaches involve a human element

87%

all malicious executable files detected in an independent evaluation

1000s

of nefarious attacks stopped by UltraDDR’s DSN layer security monthly

A private, recursive DNS resolver powered by four distinct detection engines.

UltraDDR delivers trusted recursive DNS resolution and layer 8 protection, utilizing a real-time decision engine that leverages Vercara’s expansive adversary data lake to detect and block connections to malicious hostnames.

Lists Engine  

Bring your own block lists and allow lists for FQDNs, domains, IP addresses, CIDR blocks, and registrars. These lists can be sourced from an external CTI feed and imported via URL.

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Categories Engine  

Take advantage of the pre-loaded CTI feeds with 17 separate categories. With one button click, you can simply enable blocking of any category. Two categories include domains used by DGAs: Bots/C2 and Malware/Ransomware. 

Decision Engine

Shift from a reactive approach to proactive protection for every employee across all devices. The Vercara adversary data lake, powered by ML/AI, determines if a previously unseen or recently changed domain is malicious in nature.  

Rule Set Engine 

Build custom rules to augment and enhance the services provided by the other engines.  

 

 

For a deep dive into UltraDDR’s four distinct detection engines and how they can help you better protect your employees, systems, and data, read our white paper, Defense in Depth with UltraDDR

Advanced malware detection supports your overworked IT and security teams.

Historically, IT and Security teams often dealt with infections from malicious links or attachments. UltraDDR’s layer 8 technology blocks malware C2 communication, enhancing existing endpoint and network controls with essential protection, correlation, and management.

What is protective DNS and what can you expect from UltraDDR?

As social engineering grows more sophisticated, protecting employees from malicious links is paramount in cybersecurity. UltraDDR offers DNS analytics and blocking services, crucial for safe internet usage amid blurred personal and professional lines.

Proactive protection ​

Machine learning and artificial intelligence inform the decision engine which blocks DNS resolution of malicious domains of any kind during recursive DNS resolution. 

Stop attacks of any type ​​

Eliminate the effects of  phishing by leveraging a DNS server that blocks malware, C2, DNS tunneling, botnets, ransomware, and more. 

 

 

Zero-Day Detection

Adaptive policy engine that uses years of historical domain data combined with real-time analysis of communication patterns to identify and prevent attacks before they start. This ensures that users, devices, or servers don’t communicate with adversary infrastructure.

Acceptable usage policy ​

Customize and easily enforce company-wide policies at the user level to improve productivity and ensure global workforces aren’t distracted by non-compliant sites. 

Readily integrates into your security stack ​

Easy-to-use APIs allow you to seamlessly integrate with SIEM, SOAR, firewalls, anti-malware, or other security solutions. 

 

 

Layer 8 protection shields users everywhere ​

Agent software is available for Windows, MacOS, Apple iOS and Android systems to extend the protection to all devices in your environment. 

 

 

Real-time intelligence & notifications ​

UltraDDR provides a live audit of DNS logs for full visibility into the activity on your network as well as insights into exactly which device has been targeted. UltraDDR creates a log entry every time a new hostname is blocked and can send notifications to users of the system. 

Homograph attack protection ​

Through the decision engine, UltraDDR can block domains that try to impersonate your own with similar symbols. 

 

 

 

Fast and Easy Deployment

Forward your recursive DNS traffic to the Vercara platform to enforce corporate internet usage standards with a cloud-based, managed solution that ensures performance and security standards. There is no need for on-premise appliance deployments or additional configurations.

DDoS Protection

UltraDDoS Protect provides built-in DNS DDoS protection that quickly defends against attacks towards the UltraDDR network and ensures that DNS resolution availability is not compromised.

Rock-Solid DNS Resolver

Depend on UltraDDR for your recursive DNS needs thanks to our anycast resolution network with 27 nodes worldwide that provide lightning-fast resolution regardless of where your organization is based.

24x7x365 Support

Know that we are here for you, 24x7x365, with support from a team of dedicated DNS experts with years of experience supporting DNS for the world’s largest brands.

Zero trust security protects employees wherever they are.

Agent software is available for Windows, MacOS, Apple iOS, and Android devices and can installed through systems like Intune or Jamf.  The agents leverage DNS over HTTPS (DoH) connections, safeguarding all your users and ensuring their data is kept safe.

Flexible options for every business.

Vercara’s UltraDDR is an industry-leading, cost-effective, recursive based, DNS protection service designed to secure your employee's online experience. Tailored to any organizations needs UltraDDR provides the final layer of comprehensive defense without expensive customizations or long setup times.

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