New Relay Features – Dynamic WAN and Fail Open
We have long supported dynamic DNS entries for WAN IP interfaces in network-based deployments at ScoutDNS. While this feature has been sufficient for most users without a static IP address, it has not been adequate for certain deployments involving double NAT (such as satellite connections) or very fast-changing WAN IPs (as with trains or other […]
Now Available: Easy Entra ID Group Policy Integration in ScoutDNS
ScoutDNS now supports direct policy assignments using Microsoft Entra ID groups. This integration uses a secure Microsoft Enterprise App to sync group information from Entra ID, with no need for external sync tools or middleware. We introduced Active Directory group policy support end of 2024, and with the addition of Entra ID support, we’re now […]
New Feature: Easy Active Directory Based Policies
I am pleased to announce that we have launched our Active Directory (AD)-based group policy integration, giving ScoutDNS admins more options for policy deployment. What makes this integration special is how much easier it is to deploy and manage compared to our competitors. Most DNS filtering tools require some form of persistent connection and synchronization […]
ScoutDNS G2 Fall’24 Awards for DNS Security
As Fall arrives, my favorite season, it’s that time of year again when G2 recognizes the best in DNS Security across multiple categories. I’m incredibly proud of our team, which continues to compete and succeed against much larger, heavily-funded companies with significantly larger staff sizes. This year, we’ve also expanded our team, including the addition […]
ScoutDNS G2 Spring 24′ Awards
I am pleased to share that G2 has released their Spring 2024 awards for DNS Security products and as a result ScoutDNS has earned 12 badges. If you are familiar with ScoutDNS, you know we are committed to delivering a best-in-class experience for users of our award-winning protective DNS solution. Many of the awards we […]
New FLEX Seat Pricing for MSPs
One of our core values is to make everything easier. Easier to setup, easier to manage, easier to protect, and easier to do business with. To that we have led the way generating value for managed service providers offering protective DNS for their clients while also simplifying billing reconciliation. Our long standing query based service […]
Block A.I. and M.L. sites with new AI/ML Application Category
ScoutDNS operators can now track and block A.I. and M.L. based sites and domains using our new A.I. and M.L. based application category. With the rise of popular applications such as Open AI’s ChatGPT and the many follow-ons such as Bard from Google, IT administrators from companies as large as Apple are seeking to limit […]
Custom Block Pages
We are happy to announce that custom block pages are here and available for all ScoutDNS accounts. Along with our improved block page service, operators can now edit the default page, or create multiple custom block pages and then assign to the network for location/site based filtering, or assign to profiles for roaming clients. You […]
New Relay Caching Feature v1.3.1
Excited to announce we have added caching to the ScoutDNS relays. This allows the fastest possible queries to users and devices on network with sub-millisecond response times. Caching works for all subnet policies on any existing Relay running version 1.3 and up and there is nothing admins need to configure in order to deploy. All […]
July Update: New Roaming Client Version and Controls
We just released a few updates centered around our roaming client, Scout360. These updates focus on both the client application as well as the web UI controls. Scout360 Client Version 1.1.2 Agent version 1.1.2 fixes a few bugs some roaming clients exhibited while resuming from sleep state. We also made improvements to speed of transitions […]