Browse Blog Posts In Category “Awesomeness”

Six new datacenters come online in Europe

Today we announced that OpenDNS has brought new datacenters online in Prague, Copenhagen, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and Bucharest, effectively tripling our presence in Europe. Over the past few years the OpenDNS operations team has…

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Field Reports: How FLEXcon reduced malware by 98% with Umbrella by OpenDNS

Depending on their business size or industry, our customers choose Umbrella for vastly different reasons. For example, while a K-12 school district might choose Umbrella as a stand-alone solution for Web filtering and malware…

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Big News from OpenDNS

When I shared some stats earlier this year about our terrific 2012 growth, we already had big plans in the works to take OpenDNS to new heights. This morning we made two big announcements about how we’ll make it happen. First,…

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[INFOGRAPHIC] How Umbrella Security Labs Delivers Advanced Malware Protection

If you haven’t been keeping up with the Umbrella Security Labs team on our blog or by following us on Twitter, you’re missing out on some really thoughtful research and innovations.  For example, we recently announced the…

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Despite DNS break, OpenDNS users can still access Instagr.am links

Twitter this morning:

This morning we noticed that Instagram’s short URL, Instagr.am, wasn’t resolving. Needless to say, Insta-fans were not happy. While hundreds of people were reporting the issue on Twitter, our engineering…

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Five Reasons Engineers Love Working at OpenDNS

The OpenDNS engineering, operations and research teams include some of the most talented and passionate engineers and developers on the planet. Our engineering team doubled in size over the past year and we’re still hiring…

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Become an OpenDNS moderator and join a passionate community

As the OpenDNS community manager, I will never run out of good things to say about OpenDNS domain tagging moderators. These volunteers are responsible for making OpenDNS’s Web filtering the safest and most useful it can be for…

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OpenDNS Hosts Security Researchers and Innovators During RSA

RSA, the world’s largest security conference, is held each year in San Francisco, OpenDNS’s backyard. The week-long conference consists of countless events, from educational sessions to blockbuster parties.

But for security…

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A love letter to early adopters

Editor’s note: Serra Boten is a Technical Support Engineer for OpenDNS. A recent transplant from our Vancouver office to our San Francisco headquarters, Serra spends her days providing world-class customer support to Umbrella…

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Pants on Fire: A look at how OpenDNS delivered Umbrella Mobility

Reflecting on the second half of 2012, as we geared up for the Umbrella launch, there’s one moment that truly stands out — and it was not a pleasant one. But, it provides insight into how we worked together as a team to launch a…

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