Trends and Industry Insights
The DNS Security Landscape
In our last article, we shared thoughts on how DNS can be used as an effective security control for your organization by functioning as a Firewall. In this article, we step back and focus security landscape as it pertains to DNS. This article is designed to educate and illustrates the complexities of managing your DNS…
Read MoreA DNS Firewall For Every Network
We spend a lot of time talking about CleanBrowsing in the context of content filtering, but in this article we’re going to spend some time focusing on the security benefits you get with CleanBrowsing. By default, security is built into the CleanBrowsing service. It is foundation to every Free and Paid service. Organizations have…
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 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 MoreBenefits of Content Filtering with DNS
Content filtering is an important tool for internet users. It helps to block unwanted content, including websites that an individual / organization might deem inappropriate. For example, it is highly effective in preventing access to websites that contain malware or other threats. With DNS filtering you can block access to specific domains, making it a useful…
Read MoreOnline Porn and It’s Effects on Kids
One of the things that drove us to build CleanBrowsing was how easy it was to access both malicious and pornographic content online. Malicious content was something we were living and breathing at our startup at the time, but pornographic content was something a bit new and the focus was amplified by our own kids.…
Read MoreEncrypted DNS: What it Is and Why we should Care
Encrypted DNS itself is not new, it’s been around for a decade. What is changing is how it’s being deployed and made available. While some of the changes can be applauded, many of the deployments are proving to be problematic to parents, schools, and other organizations looking to create family-friendly environments for kids. …
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