May 2012 Blog Posts

Field Reports: Why an agile pharmaceutical company switched from Symantec to OpenDNS

In this blog series we’ve introduced you to organizations of all sizes and industries, from K-12 and Higher Ed to large, distributed enterprises and retailers. To get a sense of how small businesses are using OpenDNS Enterprise,…

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Malware Alert: OpenDNS users protected from Flame malware

Flame malware, the complex malware toolkit infecting targeted systems in Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan and other Middle Eastern and North African states, is being prevented for OpenDNS customers. Although the malware may be…

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A milestone for the record books: 50 million people choose OpenDNS

Today is a big day for OpenDNS. We announced we’re now 50 million strong. More than 50 million people around the world — from our home base in San Francisco to some of the planet’s furthest reaches — choose OpenDNS. They are…

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Field Reports: How a Swiss IT Solutions Provider makes Web filtering for 15K+ students less complex

Complex IT problems are a nightmare for any network admin, whether you’re running a single device at home or managing hundreds on a corporate network. But imagine running the networks used by 17,500 kids and staff in primary and…

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Field Reports: Why a leading university replaced Blue Coat with OpenDNS Enterprise

College and university environments are dynamic, so it makes sense that college and university networks need to be able to respond to the ever-changing, fast-paced needs of students and faculty in real time. However, that can…

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Traveling this summer? Then read this.

Now that Summer is right around the corner it’s likely that many of you may have plans to do some traveling. Well, if that’s the case I’m here to make sure you add one more item to your pre-travel checklist: update your computer…

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Enough about Big Data. Let's talk Big Information.

Editorial note: During April and May, OpenDNS CTO Dan Hubbard will share his thoughts on where security will see the most disruption in the near future in this five-part blog series.

CHANGE #4: Turning BIG DATA into BIG…

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It's time to OpenDNS your parents

One of our favorite stories to share (and it’s one we hear often) is when our users set up OpenDNS for their parents. From the high school students who want to protect mom and dad from phishing, moms and dads who want to make sure…

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Coming soon to a Mac near you: Gatekeeper

This summer Apple is planning to release the next iteration of its operating system, OS X 10.8 or Mountain Lion. In this release, one of the company’s core focuses is security.

While Mac growth has been great for Apple, it has…

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DNSCrypt for Windows has arrived.

In December we delivered a preview of one of the most critical and innovative technologies DNS security has seen. DNSCrypt, available initially only for Mac, works by encrypting all DNS traffic between you and your DNS provider,…

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