Umbrella DNS Security Essentials
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Open DNS is THE only business filtering solution you need
What do you like best about the product?
I love its ease of use as well as its ability to manage our companies internet policy building wide.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is not much to dislike about OpenDNS. They are the leader in the field in my eyes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Open DNS Umbrella to secure our business internet from threats and to monitor and block harmful or distracting website from our employees
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There is really no reason to shop around when it comes to business internet protection and website access management. Open DNS Umbrella is the best
Simple yet powerful
What do you like best about the product?
Open DNS is easy to manage and maintain. Set it and forget it. It provides fast DNS resolution and basic content filtering.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not a bullet proof solution to all situations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
By using Open DNS we are able to provide faster DNS Name resolution than is possible from our ISP. While there may be other solutions Open DNS provides a free solution that works for us.
Best DNS Solution for home use
What do you like best about the product?
I love the fact that I can use Open DNS to filter the Internet for my entire home.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like the option of using my account from the homes of extended family.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am using Open DNS for home Internet filtering.
Great Product!
What do you like best about the product?
I love that this product prevents users from going to certain websites only using DNS. Saving on bandwidth by not loading the webpage first.and blocking content by using Open DNS servers to determine the category of the site. I believe that this product out performs other content blocking products out there. Very easy to add domains to white lists and they are live within minutes of implementing.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have not come across anything I dislike at the moment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This solves an issue of endusers going to non productive sites such as social media and streaming radio sites, resulting in more productivity from end users.
Cisco Umbrella is a necessity
What do you like best about the product?
Filters all my web traffic before it even hits my office or remote users laptops. Allows us to protect against ransomware and other zero day web based threats like DDoS. In todays threat landscape, this is a must to add a layer to your defense in depth strategy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Configuration is a little tricky with the appliances, in-house DNS server and firewall, but still manageable.
I actually am able to protect our separate VLANS at two separate locations and our backup cable modem we use for wireless
I actually am able to protect our separate VLANS at two separate locations and our backup cable modem we use for wireless
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can now filter and gather data on remote employees and use that intelligence in case of an incident. I also can now protect remote staff from zero-day web based threats like ransomware
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a must to protect your environment from web based threats. Its a web firewall in the cloud, before your traffic ever touches your devices.
Fast and free dns protection.
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of setup. Range of features that you get for free. Content filtering.
What do you dislike about the product?
No complains so far. It stops working if you somehow are able to set your own dns server setting.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Improved confidence in that only "good" url's are visited.
Set it and (mostly) forget it
What do you like best about the product?
Ever since I became a parent, I've been concerned about my child inadvertently stumbling upon age-inappropriate material on the internet. OpenDNS introduced me to network filtering via its free plan, and after some time, I decided the feature set and filter effectiveness were worth the modest annual subscription fee.
What do you dislike about the product?
The stats dashboard could use a more modern design, with graphics depicting performance of the filtering over time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I can now access my home network for both business and personal use from multiple desktop, laptop, and mobile devices, confident that objectionable material is being prevented from even downloading itself.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you don't have an internet filtering service protecting your home or office network, get one. You can hardly go wrong with OpenDNS. It's easy to grasp, easy to deploy, and easy to administer.
Fastest DNS service for your network
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to setup. Works without issues and protects my network.
What do you dislike about the product?
Faq could be easier to consume. Perhaps a video option would work better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Downtime issues with DNS at isp are no longer an issue. Saving time and headaches.
Great DNS protection for Free!
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of setup, their guided setup process makes implementing Open DNS straightforward
What do you dislike about the product?
I have no current dislikes, Open DNS has provided all services as promised under the free personal tier.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed a way to augment our existing online security and Open DNS was determined to be the best fit for our needs. We have realized increased online protection since adding Open DNS.
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