CleanBrowsing provides a DNS-based content filtering service, but like most DNS services it is limited by what is happening locally on a device. One of the biggest challenges is when a user makes a local DNS change. This article will provide a guide for those interested in mitigating this evasion…
K9 Web Protection is a content-control desktop application, developed by Blue Coat Systems, that empowered parents, schools and other organizations to protect children from spyware, malware, adult content and other risky interactions. Unfortunately, as a of May 2019 development and support was discontinued by its parent company – Symantec. If this affects…
By design if you want to take away the users ability to disable features, or control what the user can do on a machine, you must remove the users administrative privileges. As long as the user is an administrator, they can, by design, do and undo whatever they want. This…
One of the more common requests we get from schools is how to restrict access to approved sites only. In essence, these schools are a) deploying devices to their students and faculty, or b) creating lap environments on their network. In each case, they don’t want to have to worry…
There are two ways to use the CleanBrowsing service, the Free or Paid option. A common question we get is around the difference between the two. This article provides answers. Free vs Paid – The Difference The key difference between the Free and Paid plan is control and visibility. The…
Over the past couple years we have been working hand in hand with organizations and individuals alike to help them switch their DNS from other providers to ours, CleanBrowsing. In the process, we have noticed a disturbing trend with some ISP’s where they do not allow DNS to be changed…
DNS stands for “Domain Name System” or “Domain Name Server”. DNS takes a domain name, such as cleanbrowsing.org, translates it to an IP address (e.g., 1.2.3.4). This IP address is similar to the “address” you might provide for your home. It points to the server, somewhere on the internet, being used…
During a DNS poisoning attack, a hacker substitutes the address for a valid website for an imposter. Once completed, that hacker can steal valuable information, like passwords and account numbers, or block access to a site. DNS poisoning is also known as DNS cache poisoning, or DNS spoofing. It is…
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a tool that helps users hide their internet activity and protect their privacy. It creates an encrypted connection between a user’s device and the internet, making it harder for anyone — including network administrators — to monitor or filter their traffic. What is a…
The area that sets CleanBrowsing apart from the other alternatives is our investment to our categories. We have built some pretty cool technology designed to help us more effectively detect issues, and coupled that with our experience in the security domain. Don’t take our word for it. In 2018, an…