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How DNSFilter Helps Businesses Stay Ahead of Evolving Threats

Written by Gleimi De Jesus | Jun 9, 2025 1:45:00 PM

From fake travel sites to phishing scams, DNSFilter helps businesses have the visibility and protection they need in a changing threat landscape.

Summer’s Coming—And So Are the Scams

As the weather warms up and employees start planning their summer vacations, cybercriminals are getting to work too. According to a recent ABC27 article, DNSFilter researchers uncovered a massive spike in fake travel websites just ahead of the summer season.

These sites are designed to look like legitimate booking platforms, but they’re actually traps—built to steal personal information, credit card numbers, or login credentials. And they’re not just targeting consumers. Employees can stumble onto these sites while planning personal travel during work hours, putting company networks at risk.

What DNSFilter Found

DNSFilter’s research revealed some eye-opening trends:

  • A 47% increase in newly registered travel-related domains in just one month
  • Many of these domains mimicked popular travel brands or used slight misspellings to appear legitimate
  • A significant number were flagged as phishing or malware delivery sites

This surge in malicious travel sites is a reminder that cyber threats often follow seasonal patterns—and without the right tools in place, one wrong click could lead to a costly security incident.

How DNSFilter Keeps You Protected—Even When Threats Change

DNSFilter helps businesses not just by blocking known bad websites. It uses AI and real-time analysis to detect and stop threats as they emerge—even if the domain was registered just hours ago.

Here’s how it helps protect your business:

  • Real-time threat detection means DNSFilter identifies suspicious domains the moment they appear—not days or weeks later.
  • AI-powered analysis looks at patterns in domain names, hosting behavior, and traffic to catch threats that traditional filters might miss.
  • Automatic protection ensures employees don’t need to recognize a scam—DNSFilter blocks it before they ever connect.

Whether it’s summer travel scams or phishing emails during tax season, DNSFilter adapts to the moment.

Why This Matters for Your Business

Even if your company isn’t in the travel industry, these kinds of seasonal scams can still affect you. Employees might be booking flights, checking hotel reviews, or browsing vacation deals during breaks. One click on a fake site could expose your network to malware or phishing attacks.

With DNSFilter in place, you don’t have to rely on every employee making the right call every time. The system does the heavy lifting—blocking threats before they become problems.

Four Winds IT Keeps You One Step Ahead

At Four Winds IT, we manage DNSFilter for our clients so they don’t have to worry about the details. We monitor trends, adjust filtering policies, and provide reporting that helps you stay informed and protected.

Whether it’s fake travel sites in the summer or phishing scams during the holidays, we make sure your DNS filtering is always up to date and aligned with your business needs.

Final Thoughts: Threats Change—Your Protection Should Too

Cyber threats aren’t static. They change with the seasons, the headlines, and the tactics of bad actors. DNSFilter helps businesses by giving them the intelligence and the flexibility to keep up.

If you want to stay ahead of the next wave of threats, we’re here to help.