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- Are we responsible for content filtering at home?
- Are we responsible for content filtering at home?Why?Sorry guys, but sending kids home with school-issued laptops is just *ASKING* for trouble. Seriously, do you guys not have enough headaches? Between supporting software issues (patches, viruses, and updates w/o losing kids' work), filtering internet, kids doing anything-but-work on them, and replacing...
- Tags: Content management, content filtering, OpenDNS
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- It's OK to outsource
- It's OK to outsourceIm going to make a suggestion here...but why not use OpenDNS? Its free and requires virtually zero maintence. www.opendns.com - I use it on my home connection and it makes surfing the internet much better and more reliable.Well, that's comfortingI suck at DNS too. Fortunately...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Domain names, NETWORKING, outsource, DNS, OpenDNS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Did Apple forget to patch something?
- Did Apple forget to patch something?AppleI usually sing the praises of Apple except when they don't live up to the hype or expectations. If they really want to grow their user base, they'd better get with it when it comes to delivering patches in a timely manner. In terms of...
- Tags: Domain names, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, BIND, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, DNS, Apple Inc., server
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerabilityOpenDNS is greatI have been using OpenDNS for over 5 months now on the company network and it does a great job for us. I would recommend everyone use this tool as it has increased our DNS...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, Powerdns, DNS Cache Poisoning Vulnerability, DNS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- EZDNSWatch From CYBERsitter 1.8 (Windows)
- EZDNSWatch will check and monitor your computers DNS settings to prevent them from being hijacked. EZDNSWatch also supports OpenDNS and allows one click configuration. OpenDNS is a free public DNS server that is guaranteed safe and also provides protection from phishing and other dangerous sites you might accidentally encounter while...
- Tags: Solid Oak Software, OpenDNS, Phishing, Domain Names, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-06-24
- Google, Dell in URL redirection 'spyware' flap
- Google has invested heavily in several anti-malware/anti-spyware initiatives but the search engine giant might have a spyware problem of its own.According to David Ulevitch, CEO of OpenDNS, Google's revenue-generating URL error alliance with Dell drops a difficult-to-remove program on computers that straddles the spyware line.In a blog entry making the...
- Tags: Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Digital rights management, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, Microsoft, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
- DNS for the Web 2.0 age
- DNS for the Web 2.0 ageThanksPhil, glad we're helping improve your Internet experience. The London servers should be online before the end of the year, but -- as you note -- software speed and cache size can deliver improved speed even when there is some network latency.John RobertsOpenDNSGreat ConceptI'll have...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Network technology, Wireless LANs, Web, Web 2.0, DNS, OpenDNS, server, router
- Discussion threads 2006-12-07
- DNS for the Web 2.0 age
- The current coverage for Swivel is a boost for Minor Ventures, the investment fund set up by CNET founder Halsey Minor. Ive recently become a fan of another Minor-backed startup, OpenDNS. A few weeks ago, I was on the verge of buying a new broadband router. I had been...
- Tags: OpenDNS, Venture capital, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-12-07
- Surf faster on your mobile device for free
- Surf faster on your mobile device for freeTried it on Verizon EVDO on a Samsung i730 Pocket PC PhoneHard to make an objective judgement, but it seems snappier so far! I'm using the OpenDNS servers, which I use at home, too, and besides faster lookup, you also get all the...
- Tags: Cellular phones, EVDO, OpenDNS, mobile device, mobile
- Discussion threads 2006-08-22
- DNS service promises safer, faster browsing
- DNS service promises safer, faster browsingVery dissapointingI thought this was going to be an open source answer to MS's anti-phishing IE7 feature. Guess not. :(Joris Evers!!!! You should be ashamed of yourself!!You know how dns works, and if you don't then you need to stop writing about IT topics. And...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Web browsers, Network technology, DNS, OpenDNS, Web browser, DNS server, router, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2006-07-11
Additional Resources
- Gaping security hole in Time Warner cable routers
- how about telling us how to fix it?Can the customer log into their own router and change the vulnerable settings? Please advise.Patetic simply pateticThis is a worst case scenario... Time Warner is guilty of having used the same Admin Name/Password on all their routers and from what I read on...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Modems, Network technology, NETWORKING, SMC8014, Model Number, Time Warner Cable Inc., router, modem, Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- BIND is not just legacy freeware
- DNS in the cloud isn't new either...Sounds like they are trying to copy OpenDNS!They are already old tech compared to what's out there...RE: BIND is not just legacy freewareI just remember when Verisign started that program where it hijacked mistyped domains and broke a lot of Internet functionality. Suddenly,...
- Tags: Domain names, BIND, legacy freeware
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- (Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins)
- despair?Are MS in despair?..Linux has better hardware support than windows.They forgot wine too. This disgusts me. The day Gates comes near me and holds out his hand expecting me to shake it is the day I rip it off.Keep in mindThat the users that these best buy employees will be...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., wine, Microsoft Corp., Best Buy Linux, Best Buy Linux assassin, assassin
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000
- The Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000 is a compact and simple Wireless-N router with a friendly price of just around $70. The router offers decent throughput speeds and excellent range, and it's also the first router from Netgear to come with a free, comprehensive Web-based Web-filtering tool. Missing are some extras,...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Missing, router, Netgear Inc., Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000
- Product reviews 2009-08-20
- Symantec airs dirty Web sites in public
- Next stepRemove them from the DNS and be done with it.I "Blacklist" many web sites on my local "hosts" file ... especially when they continuously serve pop-ups.Just making this list public doesn't help the average naive web usere stay safe they probably have no idea that this list exists.Stronger measures...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, Web browsers, dirty Web site, Web site, Web, Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Survey: 71% of IT departments block users from social networking
- Survey: 71% of IT departments block users from social networkingBlock it......Most jobs don't require Facebook or Myspace access, so why open it. Myspace especially since it is a huge security risk. Facebook is much safer, but is not really necessary for your job in most cases. People...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, social networking, MySpace, IT-departments, network, job, survey
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...
- Tags: Zombie PC, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- OpenDNS Updater 2.7 (Mac)
- OpenDNS Updater is a small menu bar application that helps you keep your Dynamic IP information up to date on the OpenDNS website.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Menu Bar, OpenDNS Updater
- Software downloads 2009-04-20
- McAfee fails the Conficker test
- McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...
- Tags: McAffee, VIPRE, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
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