Use Cases Control D For At-Risk Communities For carers and IT staff working in the care industry, it's important to find the right tools to protect their at-risk wards on the internet. Ben Thornton 11 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Fostering a Culture of Cybersecurity in Your Organization You’ll need to follow a few essential security tips in your own life (both at home and at work) to set an example for others to follow. Catt Garrod, Stephen Paul-Michael 3 Aug 2023 · 5 min read
Technical What is Smart DNS? Smart DNS is a special service that can be utilized to unblock geo-restricted content and improve internet speed. Specifically, it works by changing the DNS (Domain Name System) settings on your device or router to redirect your DNS requests through a server located in a different region. Graham C 28 Jun 2023 · 6 min read
Technical Introducing Profile Lock: Empowering Users to Take Control of Their Digital Habits Today, we are excited to introduce a new feature called Profile Lock, inspired by valuable feedback from our users through our Feedback Portal. Catt Garrod 23 Jun 2023 · 2 min read
Technical Does Control D Collect or Store Your Data? If you’re using a DNS management service like Control D, you’re very likely a privacy-conscious person. Pursuant to privacy consciousness, of course, is the question: who has my data, why, and - most importantly - how do I get in charge of it? Catt Garrod 22 Jun 2023 · 5 min read
Technical DNS vs VPN: Breaking Down the Difference My mother always says, “Never use TLAs”, but I'm here with a comparison between DNS and VPN services to show you that they aren't all scary! Catt Garrod 2 Jun 2023 · 6 min read
Announcements Improving Our Malware Filter With Machine Learning Today, we’re introducing our new “AI Malware Filter.” This filter adds a new layer of malware protection for all your devices and can be enabled in the Profile Options menu. Akshey Singhal 4 May 2023 · 6 min read
Announcements Goodbye Control Panel. Hello Dashboard. Control D is phasing out the Control Panel and introducing the brand new Dashboard UI! Rebecca Rosenberg 1 May 2023 · 5 min read
Use Cases Securing Your Public Wi-Fi Network for Your Small Business We take a look at how you can prevent Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices on your public Wi-Fi. Rebecca Rosenberg 26 Apr 2023 · 4 min read
Use Cases Control D Use Cases: Start-Up Businesses Small businesses make up almost half of all targets of cyber attacks - learn what threats you face and how Control D can help you stay safe. Graham C 21 Apr 2023 · 6 min read
Use Cases Protecting Students On Your School Network We take a look at how Schools can use Control D to help protect students from problematic content and malicious actors. Nile W 21 Mar 2023 · 3 min read
Technical Control D vs Pi-hole - An Honest Comparison Yegor takes a look at the similarities and differences between Control D and Pi-Hole. Yegor Sak 19 Feb 2023 · 7 min read
Technical How To: Set Up Control D DNS on Windows 11 21H2 & 22H2 A step-by-step guide to setting up Control D on versions 21H2 and 22H2 of Windows 11. Unni Menon 17 Feb 2023 · 6 min read
Technical How To: Set Up Control D DNS on Windows 10 or Earlier A step-by-step guide to setting up Control D using legacy DNS on Windows 10 or earlier. Unni Menon 17 Feb 2023 · 4 min read
Technical How To: Set Up Control D on Firefox A simple, step-by-step guide to setting up Control D on your Firefox browser, for those users who prefer to avoid Chromium-based options. Unni Menon 30 Jan 2023 · 4 min read
Technical Control D vs NextDNS - An Honest Comparison See how Control D stacks up against NextDNS. You will be pleasantly surprised. Yegor Sak 27 Jan 2023 · 8 min read
What's New in Control D Over the last couple of months, the team at Control D have hunkered down in the DNS Den to work on a refactor of our systems and some significant changes Catt Garrod 17 Jan 2023 · 5 min read
Technical DoT Implementation Solution We were recently faced with an interesting corner case implementation issue after an Asuswrt-merlin update. Here's how we fixed it. Kailash "QAizen" Z. 9 Jan 2023 · 2 min read
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