Posts by Tony Perez
Disable Spectrum SecurityEdge
If you are a Spectrum Business user you might have SecurityEdge enabled by default. If so, this will conflict with the CleanBrowsing DNS filtering. By design, Security Edge will hijack your DNS and force your network to use the Spectrum DNS provider. To get CleanBrowsing to work you have to disable Comcast SecurityEdge: DNS…
Read MoreThe DNS Communication Hierarchy
CleanBrowsing is a DNS resolver that offers a content filtering service, it is why we say we are a DNS-based content filtering platform. But how exactly does that effect you, the user, when change your DNS? This article aims to focus on the communication hierarchy that exists, and that you should be aware of,…
Read MoreInstagram Being Hacked via Password Reset Option
This is a public service announcement for all users to be aware of an active scam happening right now that is targeting instagram users. This is a nasty, but effective, social phishing campaign that takes advantage of a relationship you have online. It starts with a simple request. Who doesn’t want to help…
Read MoreConfigure CleanBrowsing with Pi-Hole
Pi-Hole is a popular network-level application that allows users to control their local DNS. With this application, users are able to create DNS sinkholes and optionally configure their DHCP server. It’s a fan favorite for controlling DNS and blocking advertisements and other tracking domains. A common question we get is can users leverage Pi-Hole…
Read MoreDifferent Types of Content Filtering
CleanBrowsing is a DNS Filtering platform that allows you to deploy content filtering on your network. This means we can filter Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDN), which means;: State Example CAN block badexample.com CAN NOT Block badexample.com/path/to/file.php What we can and cannot block is a direct reflection of the technology we have chosen…
Read MoreSafe DNS – Encrypting DNS for a Safe Online Experience
The Domain Name System (DNS) has been around since the conception of the internet. It is the most popular, under appreciated, technology that powers the web. What I call a critical piece of the fabric of the web. Without it, we would have to remember things like 137.220.48.110 vs cleanbrowsing.org. Take a moment to…
Read More6 Ways Content Filtering is Used by Network Administrators To Protect Their Environments
As a DNS filtering platform we often assume all users understand how content filtering is used to create safe browsing experiences on networks. This is not true. This article will help network administrators think about content filtering for their network. In our Benefits of Content Filtering article we highlight different industries, and how they…
Read MoreUpdate DNS Settings on a Tenda Router
Description: DNS (Domain Name Service) values are normally issued to the router by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Most ISP’s empower the router owner to update the DNS values with their preferred service. Here is how to do that in a Tenda Router. Step 1: Access The Tendra Router On any computer that is already…
Read MoreUpdate DNS on a Synology RT2600ac router
This guide shows you how to update the DNS on a Synology RT2600 ac router. To update DNS on this router you have to update the “internet” and “local network” values. We also recommend disabling IPv6 values in both sections. Step 1: Update Internet DNS Values Click on Internet in the navigation pane, and…
Read MoreCreating Safe Browsing Experiences At Home
Being technical parents, we sometimes take for granted how complicated it can be for parents to create safe browsing experiences in their home. To help, we’ve prepared a guide designed to help parents think through their approach to blocking online porn in their home network. How Block Online Porn At Home Creating a safe browsing…
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