ClearSkies Launches DNS Shield in Saudi Arabia to Strengthen Cyber Resilience Against Emerging DNS-Based Threats

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·        As Saudi organizations accelerate digital transformation, ClearSkies introduces DNS Shield to address one of the most overlooked and exploited layers of modern digital infrastructure.

·        The solution combines real-time visibility, AI-powered threat detection, and proactive DNS-layer protection to help organizations strengthen cyber resilience, safeguard critical assets, and maintain business continuity.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 18 June 2026: ClearSkies, a leading cybersecurity services and solutions provider, today announced the launch of DNS Shield in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a next-generation security solution designed to protect organizations from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats targeting the Domain Name System (DNS) – a critical yet often unmonitored component of modern digital infrastructure.

As Saudi Arabia continues its rapid digital transformation journey under Vision 2030, organizations across both the public and private sectors are expanding their digital footprints, increasing connectivity, and adopting cloud-first technologies at an unprecedented pace. While these advancements create new opportunities for innovation and growth, they also expose organizations to a broader and more complex cyber threat landscape.

DNS, often referred to as the internet’s “phonebook,” enables users and applications to connect to websites and online services. Despite being fundamental to every digital interaction, DNS remains one of the most exploited attack surfaces by cybercriminals, making it an attractive entry point for phishing attacks, malware infections, ransomware campaigns, data exfiltration, and command-and-control communications.

ClearSkies™ DNS Shield overturns the traditional security paradigm by intervening even before the connection is established, directly at the DNS resolution layer, where all communication originates. It analyses every DNS query in real time using a combination of AI-native behavioral analytics, multi-feed threat intelligence, machine learning anomaly detection, and proprietary DNS tunneling detection algorithms. Unlike signature-based tools that only catch known threats, DNS Shield's AI models identify malicious patterns regardless of whether the domain has been seen before.

This allows organizations to block malicious domains before they are accessed, detect anomalies and zero-day threats, and identify stealthy activities such as DNS tunneling. At the same time, it provides comprehensive visibility into traffic, users, and devices, transforming DNS into a primary source of security telemetry. This enables security teams to quickly understand what is happening within the infrastructure and reduce operational noise through more accurate detection.

The result is a truly proactive approach capable of stopping the attack at its source before it can cause any damage.

ClearSkies™ DNS Shield is delivered as a cloud-native SaaS service. No hardware, no software installation, no network reconfiguration. Organisations are fully protected within hours of provisioning - a single DNS forwarding configuration is all that is required. The platform scales automatically, updates AI models and threat intelligence continuously, and protects users regardless of location: office, remote, roaming, or cloud. No VPN required.

DNS Shield is available as a standalone product or as a natively integrated module of the ClearSkies™ ISOC platform, with MSSP-specific licensing available through the ClearSkies™ partner programme. when deployed as part of the ClearSkies™ ISOC platform, DNS events automatically enrich live investigations, trigger SOAR playbooks, and feed the AI SOC Analyst - turning a DNS block into a fully contextualised, correlated incident without analyst intervention

For organizations operating in highly regulated industries, DNS Shield supports stronger governance and compliance initiatives by delivering detailed monitoring, historical logging and policy enforcement capabilities. The solution also incorporates DNSSEC functionality to help ensure the authenticity and integrity of DNS responses, protecting organizations from spoofing and manipulation attacks.

The launch comes at a time when businesses worldwide are facing growing pressure to improve cyber resilience and reduce operational risk. Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, while the financial and reputational impact of security incidents continues to rise. By securing DNS traffic at the earliest stages of an attack, organizations can prevent costly downtime, reduce exposure to ransomware, safeguard sensitive information and maintain business continuity.

“Cybersecurity today is not only about protecting technology; it is about protecting operations, customer trust, and organizational reputation,” said Eleftherios Antoniades, Founder and CTO of ClearSkies. “DNS Shield gives organizations a powerful new layer of defense that helps them detect threats sooner, respond faster, and operate with greater confidence in an increasingly complex digital environment.”

“DNS Shield transforms what is traditionally treated as an overlooked vulnerability into a high-value strategic asset. When utilized as a standalone defensive layer, it immediately strengthens an organization's overall governance and compliance through comprehensive, intelligent logging.” said Eleftherios Antoniades, Founder and CTO of ClearSkies. “Furthermore, when embedded directly into our ClearSkies™ ISOC platform, it takes threat detection to the next level. It injects immediate, meaningful context into investigations, dramatically reduces the noise hitting downstream systems, alleviates the processing load on hard-working firewalls and endpoints, and drastically slashes incident response times."

With the launch of DNS Shield in Saudi Arabia, ClearSkies reinforces its commitment to supporting organizations across the Kingdom with advanced cybersecurity capabilities that address evolving threats while enabling secure digital growth.

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About ClearSkies™

ClearSkies™ is a converged, AI-powered Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC) solution that replaces traditional SIEM architectures and unifies the full TDIR lifecycle, empowering cyber-resilience with autonomous security operations. Developed by cybersecurity experts who've been in SOC analyst shoes for more than 20 years and included in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM (2021 & 2024), ClearSkies™ transforms traditional, manual SOC operations through AI-driven automation, holistic visibility across layers and context-rich intelligence. The unified ISOC platform fuses analyst-aware automation with private AI to empower SecOps teams to detect faster, decide smarter and act instantly. Designed with flexibility in mind and offering data sovereignty, ClearSkies™ easily adapts to the specific needs of any organization, providing comprehensive control without unnecessary complexity or costs.

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