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Dns Filter Hires Mike Okoth As Chief Financial Officer and Chris Smith As Chief Marketing Officer

PRIVATESep 05, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

DNSFilter

Mike Okoth
WashingtonInformation Technology

Description

DNSFilter announced the hiring of Mike Okoth as Chief Financial Officer and Chris Smith as Chief Marketing Officer. Additionally, Mandy Cole has been promoted to Chief People Officer and Lauren Romer to Chief Legal Officer.

Company Information

Company

DNSFilter

Location

80 M St SE

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

About

DNSFilter is making the Internet safer and workplaces more productive by blocking malicious and unwanted content at the DNS layer. DNSFilter resolves upwards of 170 billion daily queries—200 million of those queries are blocked cyber threats. With 79% of attacks using Domain Name System (DNS), DNSFilter provides the world's fastest protective DNS powered by AI, blocking threats an average of 10 days faster than traditional threat feeds. Over 40,000 organizations trust DNSFilter to protect them from advanced cyber threats and unwanted content.

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