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Malicious site filters on DNS in 2020

Malicious site filters on DNS in 2020

In spring 2019 I published the article about how good public DNS services are in blocking malware & phishing links.  Now, one year later, one more DNS provider has released a “Malware blocking” DNS service. Cloudflare released on the 1st of April 2020 “Cloudflare families“. Their service is divided into two different filtering options. One for blocking malware, and one for blocking malware and adult content. I’m looking at the malware blocking DNS only, to compare it against other public…

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How good are public DNS providers in blocking malware & phishing?

How good are public DNS providers in blocking malware & phishing?

Introduction During the last years the market of public DNS server providers has been increased a lot. Google DNS is one of the most known alternative DNS server providers and has been available since 2009.Many DNS providers on the market are only offering an alternative DNS server. Others also add protection against malware and other online threats. Those protections are mainly done in two ways: 1) A malicious domain name is resolved with “NXDOMAIN” telling the requested system that the…

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Storegate svensk molnlagring med riktig säkerhet?

Storegate svensk molnlagring med riktig säkerhet?

Jag blev uppmärksam på Storegate’s molnlagringstjänst via If Skadeförsäkringen. If erbjuder en så kallad “Databrottsförsäkring” för små och större företag. Som en del av denna försäkring ingår för dig som kund 5 GB lagring och backup hos Storegate. 5 GB backup ingår kostnadsfritt If beskriver skriver på sin hemsida bland annat: I samarbete med Storegate erbjuder vi ett enkelt och säkert sätt att lagra och skydda företagets digitala information, till exempel bokföring, presentationer och kundregister. Dina digitala filer lagras direkt…

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Are VPN providers more trustworthy than your ISP?

Are VPN providers more trustworthy than your ISP?

Introduction VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network” and creates an encrypted communication / tunnel, between your computer and the VPN Provider’s server that you connect to. When using free public Wi-Fi at a coffee shop or airport, a VPN ensures that no one around you can intercept your browsing traffic or whatever you are doing online. A VPN is also useful when you are in a country that is blocking access to certain websites, or when you are in the…

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