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Syria 'disappears' from the Internet, security firm says

Internet traffic to and from Syria, which is in the midst of a civil war, appears to have dried up.

By James Niccolai | 07 May, 2013 21:49

Tags: OpenDNS, Internet-based applications and services, Google, regulation, government, internet
Yandex launches public DNS service with malicious URL filtering

Russian Web search firm Yandex launched a public DNS (Domain Name System) resolution service on Thursday that leverages the company's existing website scanning technology to block access to malicious and adult-rated sites.

By Lucian Constantin | 04 April, 2013 17:00

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, online safety, Google, Networking, security, Access control and authentication, internet, Yandex, OpenDNS
OpenDNS introduces VPN, content filtering for mobile devices

OpenDNS, a company that specializes in secure Domain Name System lookups, has released a suite of security services built around its core DNS product that are intended to provide safer browsing outside of a corporate network.

By Jeremy Kirk | 13 November, 2012 14:01

Tags: OpenDNS, security, mobile security, Desktop security, encryption, data protection
University researchers claim DNS boosting tool can speed Web performance by 40%

Offerings such as Google Public DNS, OpenDNS and other public domain name system services promise increased security and privacy but can fall short on Web performance, according to a Northwestern University research team that has developed a tool it says can address that shortcoming.

By Bob Brown | 25 October, 2012 19:56

Tags: OpenDNS, private DNS service, Google, public DNS service, internet, Northwestern namehelp, LAN & WAN
House hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act scheduled

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing on the controversial copyright enforcement bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act, on Wednesday, the committee has announced.

By Grant Gross | 12 November, 2011 07:19

Tags: e-commerce, National Consumers League, legislation, internet, OpenDNS, AFL-CIO, Ron Wyden, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, copyright, intellectual property, legal, Motion Picture Association of America, Center for Democracy and Technology, government, business software alliance, Consumer Electronics Association, Darrell Issa, U.S. Department of Justice, National Association of Attorneys General, free press, Better Business Bureau, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Fraternal Order of Police, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, Zoe Lofgren

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Keep kids safe online with OpenDNS FamilyShield

You wouldn't let your kids walk the streets of Amsterdam's Red Light District, but giving them unrestricted access to the Web is practically the same thing. The problem is, how do you block out all that inappropriate Web content?

By Rick Broida | 28 July, 2010 07:48

Tags: online security, application development, Web services development, security, web services, software, internet, malware, OpenDNS, kids and teens

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