In a connected world where seamless, secure online experiences are expected, a company’s online presence is critical to success. Any internet-facing service must be available and fast to respond while keeping customer data secure. DNS resolution is essential to ensuring a flawless experience for users, as it is how customers can find your online services.
DNS attacks are growing in number and sophistication, leaving companies vulnerable to a range of threats including hijacked DNS requests that redirect users to fraudulent pages and DDoS attacks the lock out customers. At the same time, DNS is becoming more difficult and complex to manage amid a rapidly growing ecosystem of connected devices and evolving threatscape.
It’s nearly impossible for an organization to have all the experienced, dedicated DNS specialists in-house – let alone the resources required to manage and implement a strategy to meet today’s demands – but not getting DNS right can lead to lost sales and brand reputation damage, so finding the right strategy is critical.
UltraDNS is an enterprise-grade cloud-based managed authoritative DNS service that securely delivers fast, accurate query responses to websites and other vital online assets, ensuring 100% availability with built-in security for superior protection. Trusted by more than 17,000 global users to ensure the availability of their online assets, UltraDNS boasts built-in security features such as DNSSEC management and nameserver segmentation, advanced traffic management services to fully optimize DNS performance, an easy-to-use portal, and detailed reporting to help users fully understand the performance of their DNS ecosystem. One of the most important things organizations can do to protect their authoritative DNS service is to implement redundant DNS solutions, and with UltraDNS2, NSS delivers the redundancy of a separate network with the advanced features and functionality of UltraDNS while giving users single pane of glass management across both networks.
How we are different
• Neustar Security Services’ UltraDNS is an enterprise grade, cloud-based managed authoritative DNS service that securely delivers fast and accurate query responses to websites and other vital online assets, ensuring 100% website availability along with built-in security for superior protection.
• It empowers more than 17,000 global users to confidently outsource their DNS to a trusted provider with 20+ years of proven experience and ensure online assets are always available with a 100% uptime guarantee. Users can take advantage of built-in security features such as DNSSEC management and Nameserver segmentation; utilize advanced traffic management services to fully optimize their DNS’ performance; quickly and efficiently manage changes via a web-based portal; and view detailed reports to fully understand the performance of their DNS ecosystem.
• UltraDNS2 combines the award-winning UltraDNS resolution network with a second global DNS anycast network operated by a leading anycast cloud provider, delivering the redundancy of a separate network with all the advanced features and functionality of UltraDNS while giving organizations a single pane of glass to manage both networks.
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