Security Archives - Jim Dolby https://jim.dolby.id.au/tag/security A Geek and still proud of it! Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:38:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 195341223 Securing your devices using DNS https://jim.dolby.id.au/tips/security/securing-your-devices-using-dns.html Sat, 20 Jun 2020 23:38:01 +0000 https://www.securetech.com.au/?p=311 We have long wondered why some of the more harmful webpages are not blocked more easily using DNS, and we finally found a system that does it for us. Securing your devices using DNS may sound like an odd concept, but read on to find out more

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]]> We have long wondered why some of the more harmful webpages are not blocked more easily using DNS, and we finally found a system that does it for us. Securing your devices using DNS may sound like an odd concept, but read on to find out more. You can now improve your Internet Security & Privacy In a Few Easy Steps

dns9.quad9.net is a great free service that blocks many bad things from talking to your computers and other devices. Alot of the viruses people get come from either webpages or email and use DNS to talk to their command and control (C&C) server(s). Quad9 provides Internet Security & Privacy
In a Few Easy Steps

dns9.quad9.net will allow you to block all harmful webpages and many other things without you even being aware of it.

If your unsure what DNS is, its the Domain Name System. in other words, its the domain name of the site (such as securetech.com.au) which resolves into an IP address of “208.113.162.199”. which one is easier to remember?

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