February 2012 Blog Posts

Field Reports: A lesson plan for reducing administrative overhead

More than 1 in 3 U.S. K-12 public schools rely on OpenDNS to keep kids safe online. That’s a whopping 40,000 schools! And one thing nearly all of those schools have in common is that due to budget cuts and reduced resources,…

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Field Reports: How an automotive dealership drives network security

Automotive dealerships face a particularly difficult task when it comes to improving network security. They often have multiple locations, are navigating the integration of legacy and new systems and they rarely have enough…

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The OpenDNS Anti-Censorship Policy

Today we published a new policy. It’s something we’ve always honored, but we’re so firm in our convictions about this particular topic that we felt it necessary to share our stance officially. OpenDNS does not provide content…

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Tales from the DNSCrypt: Linux Rising

When we released the Mac-only preview of DNSCrypt, we knew it was a game changer. The revolutionary piece of lightweight software encrypts all DNS traffic between you and our servers. We also knew it was our responsibility to get…

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Field Reports: How to instantly add an extra set of hands to your IT team

Hospitality and retail brands have been flocking to OpenDNS Enterprise since it launched in 2009. Network Administrators for hotel and retail chains tell us their favorite feature of OpenDNS Enterprise is that it can be managed…

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Five questions with an OpenDNS user: Leonie Smith

Editor’s note: Leonie Smith is social media advisor, cybersecurity advocate, educator and mom to four kids. In the 15 years she’s been participating in online communities, gaming, and social media to connect with other parents and…

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Field Reports: How fewer bells and whistles add up to more protection

A few months ago we shared with you a compelling statistic. OpenDNS is present on a whopping 50% of U.S. college campuses. As we continue our Field Reports series, we thought it would be a great time to take a look at why OpenDNS…

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Want to do something that matters? Then read on.

We first announced DNSCrypt in December. And the response to the new service, which is a first-of-its-kind way to easily secure all of your DNS traffic, was inspiring. Within just days, thousands of people came forward to beta…

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The plumbing of the Internet: A cyber criminal's dream? Or a network admin's nightmare?

The Domain Name System was developed more than 30 years ago as a way to ensure that the brilliant network we now know as the Internet could scale and see adoption. Before the DNS existed, Internet users would need to remember the…

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The Advantages of Malware & Botnet Protection at the DNS Layer

We don’t often take to the blog to talk about some of the more advanced OpenDNS Enterprise security features, like our malware and botnet protection, but we know a lot of organizations rely on them to keep their networks secure…

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