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CIRA partners with Skyway West to provide cybersecurity solutions

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The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) recently announced it has signed an agreement with Skyway West, one of western Canada’s internet service providers, to provide D-Zone DNS Firewall to its business customers.

Skyway West is offering their new DNS firewall service as a base level of protection for their customers to help protect their networks from malware, ransomware and other cyber threats, the company says.

Skyway will also be offering a premium service to its customers, including a self-management dashboard with real-time reporting and whitelist/blacklist capability.

According to the CIRA, the DNS plays a key role in a defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategy, as 91 per cent of all malware uses the DNS for command and control. DNS protection neutralizes malware.

Powered by Akamai’s DNS infrastructure, CIRA says its D-Zone DNS Firewall blocks 1 million new domains every month for Canadian customers.

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“Service providers are the backbone of corporate IT in Canada. As part of our commitment to helping protect Canadians online, we are proud to work with forward-thinking business service providers to help them strengthen their product offerings and add value for their customers,” said Andrew Fraser, director of sales, CIRA.


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