Anycast Network
The common goal of all the players who supply internet services is to be fast.
What is an Anycast network
Anycast is a network technique whereby the same IP address corresponds to several hosts. The network then chooses only one address to which it sends the user’s request, based upon the costs and upon the server’s “status.”
In addition to speed, the Anycast network grants full availability of its protection services: if it detects an overloaded server, it sends the request on to the next, nearest node. Since no client configuration is necessary, all of this happens within fractions of a second.
Another advantage concerns the ease of management because the need to configure different DNS servers is avoided, having instead a unique IP address, configured in every position.
Anycast Network Safety
The Anycast network is proactively monitored 24/7 by our NOC and guarantees very high performance, not only in terms of speed but also in terms of safety, with several strong points:
» Total redundancy with numerous data centers active at the main, national exchange points, on every continent;
» Scalable load balancing on intelligent resource systems with automatic provisioning;
» Average 99,62% up time (source: Dnsperf.com) and extremely low latency in response;
» A 24/7 protection from DDOS attacks with traffic mitigation and black-holing of malicious traffic;
» Platform monitoring 24/7;
» Highly reliable Tier-1 carriers, infrastructures, and data centers.
Our data center
North America
Seattle
Silicon Valley
Toronto
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Dallas
Miami
Atlanta
Mexico City
South America
Bogotà
Quito
Lima
São Paulo
Santiago de Chile
Buenos Aires
Europe
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Warsaw
London
Frankfurt
Milan
Bologna
Madrid
Paris
Bucarest
Africa
Johannesburg
Asia
Tokyo
Dubai
Mumbai
Singapore
Seoul
Hong Kong
Australia
Sydney
Exceptional features
on a strong and reliable network
FlashStart’s philosophy of putting security first, along with its choice to deliver its services on a world-class Anycast network, has enabled it to produce outstanding and unique features.
Moreover, the list of dangerous websites is constantly updated due to the machine learning processes employed by our artificial intelligence, to the point that our cloud filter processes billions of DNS protocols on a daily basis. All this has made our brand more and more credible, positioning us among the best DNS filters in the world.
» Geo-blocking;
» Integration with the MS-Active Directory;
» Remote agents for roaming users on all types of SOs with granular filtering support;
» Smart Relay DNS;
» Safesearch filter available for Google, Bing, and YouTube;
» GDPR and CCIPA compatibility;
» Extremely detailed analytics.
Other Features
Global Anycast Network
Worldwide security with multiple data centers on every continent for stable service that is one of the fastest in the world.
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Artificial Intelligence
Continuous scanning of web contents by AI, with extremely high predictive performance of categorizing domains into eighty-five categories which can be used as blacklists.
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DNS Intelligence
Investigation of internet activity using machine learning in order to prevent DNS resolution of dangerous or inappropriate sites.
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Malware protection
Preventive protection from malware, ransomware, botnets, phishing, and general hacker attacks by blocking the browsing of dangerous domains.
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Content filtering
Monitoring internet browsing in businesses, schools, PAs, households, etc., with the filtering of explicit, illicit, and unwanted contents at the times of one’s choosing.
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DNS filtering
Cloud protection based upon artificial intelligence, with DNS resolution blocking for domains that fall into undesirable categories.
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Endpoint protection
Protection for smart working and distance learning, the same as onsite, through agents on remote devices, regardless of the type of connection.
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Geoblocking
Unique, geographically based protection with complete blocking of countries with high risk of malware or compromise, and whitelisting capabilities for secure sites.
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Safe Search
Cloud-level blocking of explicit contents (text, images, and videos) in search results on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Youtube.
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CloudBOX
Cloud-level blocking of explicit contents (text, images, and videos) in search results on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Youtube.
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Granular filtering
Customization and management of various protection policies in one’s network according to users, groups, compartments, machines, and schedules.
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MS Active Directory Integration
Native integration in order to synchronize users and groups directly from the MS Active Directory in order to quickly assign customized filters.
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Multi tenant dashboard
Capability of managing multiple clients with a single dashboard, giving them some freedom to manage filters within their own organizations.
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Network usage reports
Detailed historical or real-time traffic reports by category, country, time period, etc., with automatic emailing capability.
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