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The cybersecurity arms race shows no signs of slowing

As AI continues to reshape the digital battlefield, organizations face mounting pressure to protect users and systems from smarter, faster, and more scalable attacks. Yet despite all the innovation, malware and phishing remain the top threats for businesses of all sizes, and bad actors are getting bolder by the day.

That’s the clear message from Dan McLean at DNSFilter, a vendor leading the charge in DNS-layer threat protection. McLean reflects on the changing nature of cyber risk and why now, more than ever, businesses need security that’s simple, scalable, and effective.

“AI is making the bad guys badder,” McLean notes. “These aren’t lone wolves writing code in a basement, they’re using tools, machine learning, and large language models to weaponize attacks at scale.”

DNSFilter’s role is to stop those attacks before they even reach the network. By protecting users at the DNS layer, the company provides a lightweight, blanket approach to security that doesn’t require complex deployments or deep technical overhead. It’s fast, effective, and purpose-built for the real-world needs of IT service providers and SMBs.

“We take away the complexity,” says McLean. “You don’t have to boil the ocean. DNSFilter makes it easy to enter the cybersecurity space and actually get results.”

For DNSFilter, developing great technology is only half the story. The other is how it brings solutions to market and who they go to market with.

For McLean, who is involved, he is always more critical than what is being sold, and this is where SoftwareOne's commitment to distribution, done differently stands it apart.