We recently did some work for a county council who wanted to enable Google SafeSearch for all the schools under their jurisdiction. Initially they were trying to use internal versions of google.com and google.co.uk with a CNAME record for www that redirected to forcesafesearch.google.com, but this is not an ideal solution for various reasons: Other “google.com” […]
Configuring Google SafeSearch with Infoblox DNS Firewall
Should a DNS Firewall be part of your defence-in-depth strategy?
There has been a slew of DNS Firewall related market activity recently that makes me wonder if DNS Firewall related products/solutions are finally gaining market acceptance. OpenDNS is probably one of the most well known DNS Firewall vendors, operating a global network of recursive servers that anyone can use for free, but with the option […]
Calleva Networks launches free DNS malware assessment
More and more malware is using DNS not only to contact command-and-control servers but as a data exfiltration mechanism that can see your valuable and precious data “leaking” out from the confines of your organisation. DNS is normally left relatively unsecured compared to other protocols because so many applications and servers depend upon it. Through […]