HowTo: Allow-List in DNS Filter

11th September 2025 | HowTo, MSP, Platform, Technology HowTo: Allow-List in DNS Filter

This HowTo article explains how to configure Allow Listing rules in to allow Attack Phishing tests to reach end users using DNS Filter.

Warning: CyberHoot supports fake email Attack-Phishing for customers.  Please keep in mind this approach uses negative reinforcement to reduce click rates in employees.  To be successful, always pair with Positive Reinforcement, educational, and realistic HootPhish phishing simulations for the best Affect and Effect on end users.

Steps for Allow-Listing:

1.) Once you are logged in to DNS Filter, on the right-hand side make sure you are in the company you wish to set up the allow-listing for.

2.) Select Policies > Filtering

3.) Pick the policy you wish to set up CyberHoot’s Allow-listing or create a new policy

4.) Select the Allow List tab then click + Add To List

5.) You will see the following pop-up where you can input CyberHoot’s domain names to be allow-listed

For a full list of our DNS Domain names and IP Addresses, follow this link: https://cyberhoot.com/howto/cyberhoots-email-ip-addresses-and-hostnames/

Latest Blogs

Stay sharp with the latest security insights

Discover and share the latest cybersecurity trends, tips and best practices – alongside new threats to watch out for.

What Flock Cameras Teach Every Business About Data and Trust

What Flock Cameras Teach Every Business About Data and Trust

You have seen them before. A small black camera on a pole near an intersection, a solar panel on top, quietly...

Read more
Urgency, Emotion, Authority: How One Scammer Almost Got Inside a CPA Firm

Urgency, Emotion, Authority: How One Scammer Almost Got Inside a CPA Firm

Tax season keeps accountants busy, and it keeps scammers busy too. Early this summer, a CPA firm became the...

Read more
The Ransomware an AI Model Built Without Trying

The Ransomware an AI Model Built Without Trying

Researchers went looking for a fake photo upscaler and found something stranger: a ransomware kit an AI model...

Read more