Block cheat servers, protect young players, secure esports events, and defend gaming infrastructure from DDoS attacks with DNS filtering across 90 million categorized domains.
The gaming industry faces unique content risks from cheating networks, player harassment infrastructure, and targeted attacks on competitive events. DNS filtering provides protection without impacting gameplay performance.
Cheat providers operate through dedicated domains serving aimbots, wallhacks, and exploit tools. DNS filtering blocks resolution of known cheat distribution domains, cutting off the supply chain before cheats reach players.
A significant portion of gamers are minors exposed to predatory links in game chat, forums, and community platforms. DNS filtering blocks harmful domains shared through in-game communication channels at the network level.
Competitive gamers and streamers face targeted DDoS attacks launched from booter service domains. DNS filtering blocks access to stresser and booter platforms, preventing both attacks on your players and attacks launched from your network.
content risks specific to gaming that DNS-layer filtering neutralizes without affecting performance
Gaming accounts with rare items and high ranks command real money on black markets. restricted domains mimicking game login pages steal credentials at massive scale. DNS filtering blocks these fake login domains before players enter credentials.
Cheat software providers use rapidly rotating domain infrastructure to evade detection. Our continuously updated content classification tracks cheat distribution domains across the gaming ecosystem, blocking them at DNS resolution.
Fraudulent domains offer discounted game currency and items through stolen payment credentials. DNS filtering blocks access to unauthorized game currency sellers and RMT (real money trading) marketplaces that facilitate fraud.
Malicious actors use specialized tools hosted on dedicated domains to disrupt live gaming streams. DNS filtering blocks domains associated with stream sniping, DDoS-for-hire services, and swatting coordination platforms.
Illegal gambling and match-fixing operations communicate through dedicated command infrastructure. DNS filtering identifies and blocks domains associated with esports betting manipulation and unauthorized gambling platforms.
Malicious URLs shared in game chat lead to graphic content, unsafe content, or harassment platforms. DNS filtering screens every domain shared through in-game communication, blocking harmful destinations before players click.
High-performance DNS security designed for the unique demands of gaming infrastructure
Sub-5ms DNS resolution ensures filtering adds zero perceptible latency to gameplay. Our globally distributed infrastructure provides the same response times gamers expect from unfiltered DNS resolvers.
Specialized blocklists targeting gaming cheat infrastructure including aimbot distributors, wallhack providers, and exploit development forums. Updated continuously as new cheat domains emerge.
Apply differentiated content policies based on player age. Restrict access to gambling, adult content, and violent material categories for accounts belonging to verified minors on your platform.
Block access to stresser services, booter panels, and DDoS-for-hire platforms. Prevent both inbound attacks targeting your servers and outbound attacks launched by malicious players from your network.
Deploy temporary DNS policies for tournament environments. Lock down network access to approved domains only during competitive events, preventing cheating, unauthorized communication, and match disruption.
Monitor gaming-specific content risk metrics including cheat domain attempts, restricted content campaigns targeting your game, and DDoS infrastructure activity. Real-time alerting for emerging content changes to your platform.
How gaming companies deploy DNS filtering to protect players and platforms
A major multiplayer game studio added DNS filtering alongside their client-side anti-cheat. By blocking DNS resolution to known cheat server domains, they prevented cheat software from downloading updates or validating licenses, reducing cheating incidents by 44%.
A children's gaming platform deployed DNS filtering across their entire network infrastructure. All outbound links from chat and community features are verified against 58 content categories, blocking age-inappropriate domains before content reaches young players.
A professional esports league implemented DNS filtering on all tournament LAN networks. During competitions, only whitelisted domains are resolvable, preventing players from accessing cheat tools, unauthorized communication, or gambling platforms.
A streaming-integrated gaming platform offered DNS filtering to partnered streamers. By blocking booter/stresser domains and known swatting coordination sites, DDoS attacks against streamers during live broadcasts dropped by 78%.
A development studio deployed DNS filtering on their corporate network to prevent source code exfiltration and protect unreleased game assets. Unauthorized file sharing and cloud storage domains were blocked, securing intellectual property.
A gaming cafe chain with 200 locations used DNS filtering to manage network access across all PCs. Customers are prevented from accessing cheat sites, unsafe content domains, and inappropriate content while maintaining full access to approved game platforms.
Protect players, block cheats, and secure your gaming infrastructure with enterprise DNS filtering that adds zero latency to gameplay.