DNS is the very first step in accessing any website, API, or pretty much anything on the Internet, which makes it mission-critical to keeping your site up and running. This week, we are launching two significant changes that allow our customers to better maintain and update their DNS records. For customers who use Cloudflare as […]
Secondary DNS — A faster, more resilient way to serve your DNS records
What is secondary DNS, and why is it important? In DNS, nameservers are responsible for serving DNS records for a zone. How the DNS records populate into the nameservers differs based on the type of nameserver. A primary master is a nameserver that manages a zone’s DNS records. This is where the zone file is […]
Microsoft Adds DNS-Over-HTTPS Support for Windows 10 Insiders
Microsoft is letting Windows Insiders test-drive DNS-over-HTTPS protocol in a pre-release build of Windows 10. Go to Source Author: Lindsey O’Donnell
Deploying Gateway using a Raspberry Pi, DNS over HTTPS and Pi-hole
Like many who are able, I am working remotely and in this post, I describe some of the ways to deploy Cloudflare Gateway directly from your home. Gateway’s DNS filtering protects networks from malware, phishing, ransomware and other security threats. It’s not only for corporate environments – it can be deployed on your browser or […]
The Mistake that Caused 1.1.1.3 to Block LGBTQIA+ Sites Today
Today we made a mistake. The mistake caused a number of LGBTQIA+ sites to inadvertently be blocked by the new 1.1.1.1 for Families service. I wanted to walk through what happened, why, and what we’ve done to fix it. As is our tradition for the last three years, we roll out new products for the […]
Announcing the Beta for WARP for macOS and Windows
Last April 1 we announced WARP — an option within the 1.1.1.1 iOS and Android app to secure and speed up Internet connections. Today, millions of users have secured their mobile Internet connections with WARP. While WARP started as an option within the 1.1.1.1 app, it’s really a technology that can benefit any device connected […]
Introducing 1.1.1.1 for Families
Two years ago today we announced 1.1.1.1, a secure, fast, privacy-first DNS resolver free for anyone to use. In those two years, 1.1.1.1 has grown beyond our wildest imagination. Today, we process more than 200 billion DNS requests per day making us the second largest public DNS resolver in the world behind only Google. Yesterday, […]
Announcing the Results of the 1.1.1.1 Public DNS Resolver Privacy Examination
On April 1, 2018, we took a big step toward improving Internet privacy and security with the launch of the 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver — the Internet’s fastest, privacy-first public DNS resolver. And we really meant privacy first. We were not satisfied with the status quo and believed that secure DNS resolution with transparent privacy […]
A brand-new attack hijack routers’ DNS to push malicious COVID-19 apps
A recently discovered campaign that targets home and small-office routers is redirecting users to fake COVID-19 informational sites that attempt to install password stealing malware Go to Source Author: Andrea Fortuna
Protect your team with Cloudflare Gateway
On January 7th, we announced Cloudflare for Teams, a new way to protect organizations and their employees globally, without sacrificing performance. Cloudflare for Teams centers around two core products – Cloudflare Access and Cloudflare Gateway. Cloudflare Access is already available and used by thousands of teams around the world to secure internal applications. Cloudflare Gateway […]