Use Cases Using Control D to Block Social Media Sites Social Media has a penchant for dominating our time and energies; find out how you can block or schedule your distractions with Control D.
Technical Featured How to Set Up and Use Control D on Your Router This guide assumes you already have a Control D account, as this offers a dead simple setup process - a mere two steps. This can also work with any other DNS provider, albeit with a few extra steps.
Technical Featured DNS Security & You: What is DNS Protection? Every modern organization cares about network security. In the maelstrom of firewalls, antivirus software, device policies, access control lists, and other types of protection, it's easy to overlook DNS Protection.
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.
Featured 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.
Technical Featured 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.
Technical Featured 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.
Technical Featured 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?
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!
Announcements Featured 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.
Announcements Featured Goodbye Control Panel. Hello Dashboard. Control D is phasing out the Control Panel and introducing the brand new Dashboard UI!
Use Cases Featured 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.
Use Cases Featured 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.
Use Cases Featured 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.
Technical Featured Control D vs Pi-hole - An Honest Comparison Yegor takes a look at the similarities and differences between Control D and Pi-Hole.
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.
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.
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.
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 to the web panel, which together make up the v1.3.0 of the product. We’ve affectionately codenamed the
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.
Use Cases Managing Your Focus With Control D DNS It's hard to be productive with all the distractions from social media and more these days, but with our DNS service you can take back Control.
Technical How To: Set Up Control D On Google Chrome You've chosen the best custom DNS service out there - here's how to set it up on what is, arguably, the internet's favourite browser: Google Chrome.
Announcements Featured DNS Analytics: How to Take Control of Your DNS Queries We're incredibly proud of the work that has gone into our Analytics feature, and we think that it's a powerful tool for our users to take more control of their internet experience.
Featured How Much Control Do You Need From Your DNS Service? DNS is essential to the efficient functioning of the World Wide Web as we know it. Much like the phone books of old, it ensures that all the vital parts of the web are able to find each other and work in sync.
