Cisco to acquire OpenDNS
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http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/06/30/1459202/cisco-to-acquire-opendns
Both Cisco and OpenDNS announced today that the former is to acquire the latter. From the Cisco announcement: "To build on Cisco's advanced threat protection capabilities, we plan to continue to innovate a cloud delivered Security platform integrating OpenDNS' key capabilities to accelerate that work. Over time, we will look to unite our cloud-delivered solutions, enhancing Cisco's advanced threat protection capabilities across the full attack continuum—before, during and after an attack." With Cisco well-embedded with the US security apparatus (NSA, CIA, FBI, etc.) is it time to seek out alternatives to OpenDNS?
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Is quite interesting.
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we switched to opendns to do content filtering a couple of years ago. that replaced squidguard. I like how simple to set up content filtering is.
we do not mind paying for a service, however the price is too high. my guess is that cisco is setting up large corporations and later will make an affordable plan for small groups/ companies.
My question : can you suggest a different dns based content filter ?
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I have been using http://dyn.com/labs/dyn-internet-guide/ along with a subscription for 30 host names for dynamic update. You point to their DNS servers, and keep your public IP up-to-date with a Dynamic DNS entry on pfSense, make sure to have rules to stop people using other DNS servers. Then it filters out whatever you specify as "bad categories/sites", returning an IP that goes to a page that tells the user that the site has been blocked, and the reason.
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Anyone using this- https://connectsafe.norton.com/ ?
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I have been using http://dyn.com/labs/dyn-internet-guide/ along with a subscription for 30 host names for dynamic update. You point to their DNS servers, and keep your public IP up-to-date with a Dynamic DNS entry on pfSense, make sure to have rules to stop people using other DNS servers. Then it filters out whatever you specify as "bad categories/sites", returning an IP that goes to a page that tells the user that the site has been blocked, and the reason.
thank you for that, I already have an account there so will look in to the service.
Our main domain uses a fixed IP address . do you happen to know if their dns service can be set up for a fixed address?
or maybe it makes sense to convert from godaddy to dyn ?
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Not sure about being able to specify directly some fixed IP address. Certainly you can always use the dynamic DNS service, and set it from the pfSense that has a fixed IP address. The address will get checked at intervals and just never happen to change.
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Not sure about being able to specify directly some fixed IP address. Certainly you can always use the dynamic DNS service, and set it from the pfSense that has a fixed IP address. The address will get checked at intervals and just never happen to change.
OK I've got my fixed IP system set up - thank you.
I can not find where to set content filtering to test.
can you tell me whereabouts to find dns filters at dyndns?will still look….
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Search for "Internet Guide" - and then you have to subscribe to it.
http://dyn.com/labs/dyn-internet-guide/
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Search for "Internet Guide" - and then you have to subscribe to it.
http://dyn.com/labs/dyn-internet-guide/Thanks, It took a while , but i got to it:
https://account.dyn.com/labs/dyn-internet-guide/edit-defenseplan.html?new=1
