Companies should focus on securing their networks and educating workers on "safe surfing" habits, to minimize possible security leaks from users switching to Google's public DNS, advised an analyst.

A security system undergoing testing by a San-Francisco-based company aims to speed up the detection of websites and domains used for cybercrime. The technology is being developed by OpenDNS, which ...

OpenDNS has released a preview of a tool that will encrypt DNS (Domain Name System) requests between a person’s computer and the company’s lookup service, potentially blocking malicious interceptions.

Google has launched its own public domain name system resolver, Google Public DNS, on Thursday, saying that it is designed to speed web browsing and improve security. DNS is the service that converts ...

Last week Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) announced it is buying OpenDNS for the healthy price tag of $625 million. It's nice if you can get it. The deal shows Cisco realizes the urgency of being positioned in ...