Whether you’re at work or at home, if you’ve experienced slow Internet connections and “domain not found” errors or would like to exercise a bit of control over what your children are seeing on the Internet, you should have a look at OpenDNS.
It’s fast, free and easy to use. Takes minutes to set up on your computer or router.
Network Speed and Reliability
OpenDNS is the world’s largest and fastest-growing DNS service. With zero downtime ever, the service is trusted today by more than 15 million users around the world in businesses, at schools and in households.
Taking just a few minutes to change your network’s DNS settings will make your Internet overall faster and more reliable, freeing you of DNS-related outages.
Network Security
If you’re not yet using OpenDNS to secure your network and protect against phishing, malware, botnets and DNS vulnerabilities, take it from me – you should.
OpenDNS, chosen by Fortune 100 companies and more than 25,000 schools, provides comprehensive security services, including award-winning Anti-Phishing from PhishTank. In addition, OpenDNS is one of the only DNS services that was never susceptible to the largest and most threatening vulnerability ever discovered. Dan Kaminsky, the researcher credited with finding the flaw, personally recommends using OpenDNS.
In addition to Web and DNS security, OpenDNS provides comprehensive Web content filtering and detailed network stats that let you see what’s happening on your network.
Web content filtering
If you’re not yet using OpenDNS Web content filtering, take it from me – you should.
OpenDNS, chosen by Fortune 100 companies and more than 25,000 schools, provides the most efficient yet powerful Web content filtering available. The cloud-based service takes just minutes to set up and gives you 55 categories of Web content, all of which are constantly updated. On top of Web content filtering, OpenDNS provides anti-phishing and malware site protection.
It will also make your network faster and more reliable, and give you tools to easily see which Web sites are most visited on your network. If you see problem Web sites in your network stats, you can easily block them.
Parental Controls
Award-winning OpenDNS Parental Controls makes filtering Internet content a breeze. Simply choose your desired filtering level, from “High” to “Minimal,” and check a box. Your filtering preferences take effect in just minutes. Further customize your preferences by adding additional categories like “Social Networking,” “Hate” and “Gambling,” or individual Web sites like MySpace.com that are problematic or unsafe for your household.
OpenDNS will also make your network faster and more reliable, and give you tools to easily see which Web sites are most visited on your network. If you see problem Web sites in your network stats, you can easily block them.
