Technical Featured Control D vs. AdGuard DNS - An Honest Comparison We've been getting inquiries from AdGuard DNS users about what makes Control D different: this article is meant to address questions and concerns we've encountered.
Technical Featured Control D vs. NextDNS - An Honest Comparison See how Control D stacks up against NextDNS. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Technical Control D vs. Zorus: What's the Better Choice? We take a deep dive into Control D and Zorus, analyzing both against factors like pricing, features, integrations, analytics, and more.
What is the DNS Layer and How Do I Secure It? Explore why the DNS layer is critical to internet functionality and the best practices to secure it from cyberattacks.
What Is DNS Encryption and How Does It Work? Learn how you can encrypt your DNS traffic to improve privacy and prevent cyber attacks.
What is DNS Spoofing and How Does It Work? Learn what DNS spoofing is, the risks of falling victim to an attack, the different methods to prevent them, and much more.
Technical Featured Control D DNS: Why You Should (and Shouldn't) Use It Learn how to use Control D to its maximum potential and read user reviews of Control D DNS.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Technical Featured Now Everyone's a Hackerman: Network Simulations made Easy with Control D I spent hours working on it before the proverbial “Eureka!” moment hit me, and I realized that I could use Control D to solve my problems in a much more straightforward way.
Technical Featured The Default Rule This nifty little toggle lets you modify the general behavior of Control D, letting you block, bypass, or redirect traffic.
