I feel more and more frequently to emphasise and the importance to warm people about the dangers of using all types of unsafe DNS provider. Protect yourself against malware and phishing attacks, cryptojacking and more.

Don’t ignore it! Look after your DNS Protection.

DNS is an old protocol lacking all forms of security.
Yet, it is one of the most fundamental protocols of the Internet.

I have witnessed a DNS rebinding attack quite recently, and I thought it’s worth the effort to create this post to warn more and more internet users about some serious dangers of ignoring internet security. Including those users who use inadequate protection and lives in the belief that his or her privacy and data in right hands. From cybersecurity point of view the operation system or device also won’t or only give you a very little “extra” protection against the danger we are experiencing today. iOS vs Android or MacOS vs Windows vs Linux. No exemption!

NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
Personally, I wouldn’t like to recommend what you should use, DNS over HTTPS or DNS over TLS. I rather use this quote: DNS over HTTPS is a political movement; DNS over TLS is great technical achievement.

One thing for sure, I encourage you to don’t underestimate the danger of using unsecured, unencrypted, or unknown DNS providers, also, I don’t even want to mention that some government departments still using unsecured Wi-Fi network until today…

I am targeting readers without technical knowledge of this topic. I leave out technical details to keep this post understandable every reader. Ignoring or simply trust your internet provider might can result that you are vulnerable of a defenceless against some serious dangers.

NextDNS provides you a solution what I would call as “The new firewall for the modern Internet”.
Just a few to mention:

-Threat Intelligence Feeds
-Google Safe Browsing
-Cryptojacking
-DNS Rebinding
-IDN Homographs
-Typosquatting
-Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs)
-Newly Registered Domains (NRDs)
-Parked Domains
-Top-Level Domains (TLDs)
-Child Sexual Abuse Material

NextDNS supports all 4 protocols. Click here to subscribe for free. It’s free under 300.000 queries/month. That is enough for an average internet user. There is also a Pro unlimited subscription for those who use the Internet more often such as part of their work. It’s also a great offer only $2 per mount for unlimited queries.

Also, PARENTS out there, NextDNS will let you protect your child, control what they can access online. Block all websites containing porn, violence, piracy and more. Enforce YouTube Restricted Mode — filter mature videos on YouTube and other websites. Block specific websites, apps and games — Facebook, Tinder, Fortnite and many more.

Additionally, I’d like to add a short personal comment not truly relevant to the topic above.
There’s a massive shortage of qualified candidates for these jobs (Cybersecurity experts and Expert System Administrators). The demand will only increase as technology evolves. Even with AI being the “buzzword” of the decade now, security professionals will still need to be around. I want to add an extreme emphasis on “qualified candidates”.
There’s not a shortage of people trying to get into entry level. I call “qualified candidates” someone who has extensive experience. Dealing with DNS Protection requires a Cybersecurity expert with experience in a security domain, not 4 weeks in a bootcamp.
I know many hard-working individuals giving extreme efforts to become qualified, but the death loop of work experience is so difficult to overcome.