Cisco OpenDNS to Every Home

    In August 2015, Cisco Systems completed the acquisition of OpenDNS .

    Of course, this is one of the most high-profile and successful purchases in the field of information security. For customers of Cisco - this is an unprecedented opportunity to very simply and quickly increase the level of security throughout the organization. We add a couple of OpenDNS IP addresses as external domain name resolution (DNS) servers - that’s all that is needed to start using the highly reliable and, most importantly, safe threat filtering infrastructure based on DNS queries.

    How does cloud security from OpenDNS work?
    Turning to sites on the Internet, you most often use domain names. An example is www.cisco.com- such a name is easy to remember, but behind each such name is a digital address (or several) of the servers where the website is located. When accessing untrustworthy sites, the OpenDNS infrastructure will understand this by its huge reputation base and block access. Everything is simple and effective.

    How to start using OpenDNS services?
    For corporate users, a cloud filtration, visualization and investigation service is available. Subscribing to such a service will allow you to build the first echelon of protection for your enterprise at the level of the global infrastructure of DNS servers. With all the details, including pricing, experts from your nearest Cisco office will help you.

    It’s completely free to register a couple of OpenDNS DNS server addresses:

    • 208.67.222.222
    • 208.67.220.220

    You will use the reliable DNS service. The cloud will accumulate knowledge about the threats directed at your organization. When you decide to use the service to the fullest - knowledge of the attacks directed at you will help to quickly and better withstand attackers. The solution can be tested for free for two weeks.


    What can OpenDNS personally give me?
    Perhaps you are familiar with this kind of problem?

    • In the evening (when everyone had dinner and sat down on the Internet for surfing), your high-speed access provider becomes an annoyance provider - sites load slowly, the general impression of using the Internet is like when working with a mobile phone on GPRS. One of the reasons is the load on the provider's DNS infrastructure. Each banner "lives" at its own address on one common page. As a result, loading the whole page takes too much time at rush hour.

    • It’s scary to give a child a computer / tablet with the Internet in the hands of a child. There are too many things that are definitely not for children. From Internet scams to “adult sites”. There are still many such resources that you will only learn about the dangers of when you have already stumbled, but I would like them ahead of time. Or better not to stumble at all.

    • It so happens that the only way to “cure” poor Internet access is to supply alternative DNSs from Google. As a rule, the cherished 8.8.8.8 always respond, but the speed of response from them is another problem. Everything works, but it works too slowly - this is the flip side of the coin.

      There is a simple way out - use the infrastructure of a cloud (globally accessible) DNS service provider.
      For many years, OpenDNS has been honing both the level of service and its approaches to ensuring the security of its customers.

      Obviously, a company that specializes in providing this kind of service will be able to provide a higher quality service than those who have such services - a side service.


    OpenDNS for home and small organizations
    An interesting point. OpenDNS provides services not only to large organizations on a fee basis. OpenDNS services are available for each home user, which can be obtained absolutely free.



    The easiest option for a free home service is FamilyShield .
    Simply set up a pair of IP addresses with pre-configured filtering of insecure and non-childish content:

    • 208.67.222.123
    • 208.67.220.123

    That's all! Now you and your child are under the wing of cloud protection from insidious Internet resources, which strive to undermine all your efforts to protect your child from the vicissitudes of this very Internet.

    Service OpenDNS Home requires no registration. It is also free, but due to the fact that you will have your own account on OpenDNS, you can configure access and filtering options yourself.

    Naturally, there is also a paid OpenDNS Home VIP service package, but this is already for those for whom the package of free services will be insufficient.

    Attention: NO ROCKET SCIENCE !!! - everything is too simple, very convenient and, most importantly, reliable.

    Safe Internet for you!

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