Quad 9 DNS ~ Making the Internet a little safer

[Teken]

This is just another method to help secure and protect your surfing experience: https://securityintelligence.com/new-quad9-dns-service-makes-the-internet-safer-and-more-private/

 

This is something a lot of us who have been Beta testing have been waiting for. If you're using Googles 8.8.4.4. / 8.8.8.8 DNS get off it now!!

[KeviNH]

Not sure I trust IBM more than Google .

 

https://www.quad9.net/#/

If a site is blocked, users receive an “NXDOMAIN” response so the end use system acts like the domain does not exist. This may change in the future to point certain requests to a Quad9-operated information page, informing the user of the threat mitigation and additional information.

[Teken]

Not sure I trust IBM more than Google .

 

https://www.quad9.net/#/

If a site is blocked, users receive an “NXDOMAIN” response so the end use system acts like the domain does not exist. This may change in the future to point certain requests to a Quad9-operated information page, informing the user of the threat mitigation and additional information.

 

I would trust IBM over Google any day of the week . . .

[bipto]

Not sure I trust IBM more than Google .

 

https://www.quad9.net/#/

If a site is blocked, users receive an “NXDOMAIN” response so the end use system acts like the domain does not exist. This may change in the future to point certain requests to a Quad9-operated information page, informing the user of the threat mitigation and additional information.

 

Point taken, but if there's so much as one iota of truth to this claim,

 

 

"Quad9 does not and never will share any of its data with marketers, nor will it use this data for demographic analysis."

 

...that would compel a switch for me.  I'm tired of feeling like a rat in the google cage...

[Dr. Q]

'nuff said. Done.

 

Chuck

[MWareman]

I was doing native resolution (local Bind instance with the root resolvers preloaded - so my queries went directly to companies servers - no central authority indexed my dns queries).

 

However....

 

I just switched to Quad9. Why?

 

Well, we use a lot of IBM software at work, and I know many of the X-Force guys. Having their threat-intel feed behind this is *so* worth the cost of admission.

[Teken]

In the big picture for me and many others this is just another option which you need to have some level of trust and belief in the service that is being provided.

 

One can simply use the ISP's DNS nothing wrong with doing so. While others can use Google's DNS service which has proven to be reliable and consistent in operations.

 

But having said that, this all goes back to trust. Unlike Google ~ IBM's business model is not geared toward monetizing a persons user data.

 

I say if your simply looking for just one extremely simply method to reduce the Internet threat of today. You simply can't go wrong using Quad9 DNS.

 

You don't like it for what ever reason ~ change it back!

 

Services like these are similar to VPN secure services. It all comes down to the trust and belief the company is doing what they say on paper.

 

As the Interwebs has been plastered with news for months that some of the so called best, secure, private VPN's haven't been doing what they say on paper!!

 

That is recording, tracking, and archiving the users traffic data!!