DynaSis Integrates With OpenDNS, Adds Security Features to Platform

DynaSis has integrated OpenDNS into its small and medium-sized business (SMB) platform.

The Atlanta-based managed service provider (MSP) this week announced it is working with OpenDNS to give customers access to new network security features, including built-in phishing and optional web content filtering, at no additional charge.

“Many SMBs give their users far too much latitude in making changes to desktop applications and operating systems, including bypassing browser-level helpers that scan websites for malware infection,” DynaSis President Dave Moorman said in a prepared statement. “With OpenDNS, this protection happens in the background, stopping cybercriminals from executing drive-by malware downloads, whether initiated by a phishing email or by a direct visit to a site.”

Moorman said he believes SMBs “can no longer ignore cybersecurity,” and DynaSis’ partnership with OpenDNS gives these businesses the necessary security tools to prevent cyber attacks.

“Our partnership with OpenDNS gives us the opportunity not only to incorporate their service into our managed services offering but also to stay deeply attuned to the evolving threat landscape so we can give our customers the information they need to make productive, safe decisions,” Moorman added.

OpenDNS offers cloud-based network security to MSPs via its Umbrella platform that blocks connections to malicious websites to prevent infections.

The San Francisco-based cloud network security service provider earlier this month launched a security platform and application programming interfaces (APIs) that could help MSPs improve their security offerings.

David Ulevitch, OpenDNS’s CEO, recently told MSPmentor that his company also is searching for ways to provide MSPs with tools that they can use to deliver cloud-based protection to their customers faster.

To help accomplish this goal, OpenDNS has partnered with network security software company Check Point Software Technologies and social media-based cyber threat software specialist ZeroFOX, and Ulevitch added that he expects his company to announce new integrations soon.

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