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Training @ OX

Owen Stevens on Apr 9, 2020

Technical training is the most efficient way to learn how to install and configure software. Our technical training courses are hands-on labs where each participant builds and configures their own fully operation...

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What the arrival of 5G means for IoT security

Neil Cook on Mar 24, 2020

This year, EE and Vodafone became the first network operators to offer 5G network technology, with O2, BT Mobile and Sky Mobile set to soon follow suit. Within the next five years, we now expect to see a huge upt...

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BT starts DoH trial with DNSdist

Neil Cook on Mar 19, 2020

It is very likely that you heard and read a lot about the importance of DNS encryption in the last few months. PowerDNS emphasizes the importance of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT), as well as the imp...

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Safe Browsing And Parental Controls With PowerDNS Protect 2.0

Neil Cook on Jan 21, 2020

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Encrypt your DNS traffic with DNSdist 1.4.0

Alexander ter Haar on Nov 27, 2019

PowerDNS is excited to announce the release of a new version of its DNS loadbalancer DNSdist. DNSdist is a unique DNS proxy and load balancer that brings out the best possible performance in any DNS deployment an...

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'Legacy DNS architectures are inadequate for 5G'

Neil Cook on Oct 17, 2019

According to Neil Cook, VP DNS and Security Products at Open-Xchange, outdated DNS will cause 5G bottlenecks. By 2024, an estimated 1.9 billion people across the globe will be connected to superfast 5G networks -...

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Open-Xchange @ CCS Insight: 2020 & Beyond Predictions

Oliver Michler on Oct 10, 2019

Last week, the annual CCS Insight Predictions event took place in London, UK, and Open-Xchange was right in the center of action providing know-how and solutions around DNS and 5G, DNS encryption and IoT security...

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PowerDNS Recursor v4.2.0 is Available

Alexander ter Haar on Aug 20, 2019

This summer PowerDNS released PowerDNS Recursor 4.2.0. This release comes with several new and improved features as well as contributions to the DNS flagday initiative. We would like to thank all involved develop...

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Open-Xchange at DNS Events

Nico Cartron on Aug 5, 2019

Part of my job as Presales Engineer at PowerDNS is to attend conferences which are related to DNS,to see the latest trends, and also discuss those topics with the community. I recently attended 2 DNS events, one ...

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IoT Security On A 5G Network and IoT Security Risks

Neil Cook on Jul 19, 2019

After years of speculation around the impending arrival of 5G, it has now well and truly arrived. In May this year, EE became the first wireless carrier to switch on the service, which is currently available in a...

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