{"id":32878,"date":"2026-10-22T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32878"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:01:43","slug":"dns-filtering-vs-web-filtering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/dns-filtering-vs-web-filtering\/","title":{"rendered":"DNS Filtering vs Web Filtering: A Practical Breakdown for IT Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32878\" class=\"elementor elementor-32878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab9cf5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ab9cf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c41be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c41be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, the terminology between DNS filtering vs web filtering comes with a few similarities, but that isn\u2019t what I\u2019m here to focus on. Whereas DNS filtering controls domain requests and blocks access, web filtering takes a broader look at web activity as a whole.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason their differences matter is that they can have a pretty big effect on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how you approach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your network security strategy. Throughout this article, you\u2019ll learn about the unique lanes between DNS filtering services and web filtering solutions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9c7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc9c7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b513e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b513e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNS filtering focuses on controlling access at the domain level<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web filtering offers more granular control over websites and online content<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two approaches differ in how they inspect and manage web activity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies should combine both technologies as part of their layered security strategy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network size, users, devices, and security requirements can shape filtering decisions<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5606f elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"1e5606f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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A good example of this can be seen in companies that blend filtering tech with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their firewall hardware<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, you have to keep in mind that filtering requirements are going to vary from one organization to the next. While these services are fairly easy to integrate, that doesn\u2019t mean you should approach it from a copy-and-paste perspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IT teams will want to account for things like deployment, admin needs, policy consistency, and of course, ongoing network maintenance. Nevertheless, discovering whether you could benefit from one or both of these solutions starts with an understanding of what makes them unique.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82c8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c82c8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/generic-firewalls-banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29323\" alt=\"Generic Firewalls Banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/generic-firewalls-banner.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/generic-firewalls-banner-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/generic-firewalls-banner-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/generic-firewalls-banner-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7df94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba7df94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3553736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3553736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a DNS Filtering Service?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49db8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49db8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At its core, DNS filtering evaluates domain requests. This is done before allowing a device to connect to the requested destination. In addition to this, it gives your operation a centralized way to manage internet access. Not only across users, but across devices and distributed networks as well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few details about DNS protection solutions you\u2019ll want to understand:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>How It Works: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operates at the DNS lookup stage rather than examining the website itself<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security Capabilities: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can stop connections to command-and-control domains used by compromised systems<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Access Control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can enforce policies regardless of which browser gets opened<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deployment and Management: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can protect roaming devices when configured to use the filtering provider remotely<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visibility and Reporting: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can reveal patterns such as repeated attempts to reach destinations that are restricted<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another angle I want you to focus on here is the reporting that stems from this. This gives your IT team insight into details like requested domains, blocked activity, and more. Now it\u2019s time to ask the question: what makes web content filtering solutions any different?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccab3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccab3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Enterprise Web Filtering?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be75e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be75e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having web filtering as a part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/central.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your security strategy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a must. I\u2019m also not talking about some over-the-counter, run-of-the-mill approach you might use at home. Web filtering solutions for enterprises give you granular control over employee internet activity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what that looks like through a quick comparison:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>How it Works: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examines web destination and traffic characteristics to apply access policies<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security Capabilities: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can identify and restrict risky or inappropriate online content<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Access Control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports detailed rules based on users, groups, websites, and even content categories<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deployment and Management: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gives admins centralized tools for managing policies and exceptions<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visibility and Reporting: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides deeper insight into browsing activity as well as policy enforcement<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you ask me, this comparison isn\u2019t about determining which option is the best here. Your business network needs support on both sides here. The good news is that solutions for both aren\u2019t hard to find at all, as it\u2019s commonplace among a lot of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">next-gen firewall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> architectures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cae90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50cae90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing DNS Filtering vs Web Filtering\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc75f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc75f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Above all else, what you want to keep in mind here is that DNS and web filtering differ in how they evaluate online activity. DNS filtering generally focuses on the destination being requested, while web filtering considers additional characteristics of web requests, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/content-filtering\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including content<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Give the table below a quick look for an easy reference on the differences between the two.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735ca8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"735ca8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-237\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-237\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Comparison Angle<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>DNS Filtering<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Web Filtering<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Inspection Point<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Evaluates the requested domain during DNS resolution<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Focuses on web requests and associated traffic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Policy Granularity<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Primarily applies rules to domains and categories<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Can apply rules to URLs, content, apps, and categories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Encrypted Traffic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Can make filtering decisions without inspecting page contents<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Capabilities depend heavily on traffic inspection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">User-Based Policies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">May require identity or endpoint integration<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Often supports more detailed user and group policies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Application Control<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Primarily provides domain-level control<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Can offer greater control over specific web apps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Resource Requirements<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Generally lightweight due to limited traffic inspection<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">May demand more processing depending on inspection depth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Remote Access<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Can protect devices configured to use the filtering service<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Coverage depends on how the solution is deployed to remote users<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-237 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4e903 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e4e903\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de33787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de33787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On another note, remember that DNS and web filtering can easily be deployed together, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/protection-against-cyber-attacks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and should be<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with any modern business network. However, not every filtering service out there is a one-size-fits-all. Like any aspect of network security infrastructure, researching your options is always crucial.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9503c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9503c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Wrap This Up\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e2624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0e2624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conversation around DNS filtering vs web filtering focuses on different points within the network. If you take anything with you, I want you to remember that DNS filtering aims at domain-level protection, and web filtering gives more detailed control over general web activity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a more technical level, IT teams should also think about policy flexibility, remote coverage, admin, and reporting. If you need an extra hand in finding the right enterprise web filtering services, that\u2019s what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our team at Firewalls.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is always here for. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17c069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c17c069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624fce4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"624fce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe4386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fe4386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07eff2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"07eff2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Companies need more detailed inspection than this alone.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8321\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8321\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does DNS Filtering Affect Internet Performance? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8321\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36060aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36060aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd12453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd12453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It actually adds limited processing to the mix, as it evaluates DNS requests, rather than inspecting complete web traffic. Note that real-world performance can vary depending on things like the provider and network configuration, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8322\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8322\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can Web Filtering Block Specific Websites? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8322\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159fbd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"159fbd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980af8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"980af8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, web content filtering solutions can generally use custom allowlists and blocklists alongside category-based policies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8323\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8323\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can DNS Filtering and Web Filtering Work Together? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8323\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20706ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20706ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3eb7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3eb7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most definitely, and this is actually the advised approach with all of this.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8324\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8324\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which Businesses Should Consider Enterprise Web Filtering? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8324\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6042d2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6042d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38f670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a38f670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be quite useful for companies that need detailed control over employee internet access, user groups, online apps, and general web activity across the network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is DNS Filtering Enough for a Business Network?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"DNS filtering provides useful domain-level protection, but it isn\\u2019t the end-all, be-all solution for web-based risks. 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