https://community.cisco.com/t5/opendns/compare-to-quad9/m-p/5178835#M5547 <DIV class="opendns-migrated-content"><P>Has anyone compared quad9.net with opendns with respect to malware security?&nbsp; quad9 says they update their&nbsp;list of about 30K bad urls&nbsp;2-3 times daily.</P></DIV> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:31:48 GMT ingber 2017-11-17T16:31:48Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/opendns/compare-to-quad9/m-p/5178835#M5547 <DIV class="opendns-migrated-content"><P>Has anyone compared quad9.net with opendns with respect to malware security?&nbsp; quad9 says they update their&nbsp;list of about 30K bad urls&nbsp;2-3 times daily.</P></DIV> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:31:48 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/opendns/compare-to-quad9/m-p/5178835#M5547 ingber 2017-11-17T16:31:48Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/opendns/compare-to-quad9/m-p/5178836#M5548 <DIV class="opendns-migrated-content"><P>It depends on what Cisco/OpenDNS service you're using.&nbsp; If you got Umbrella, you better stay with it.&nbsp; The other OpenDNS services however have limited malware protection.&nbsp; If you are only after malware protection, not after the OpenDNS features like configurable content filtering and logs and stats, you may be better off with Quad9.</P> <P>"<EM>bad urls</EM>"</P> <P>Certainly not URLs, but domains.</P> <P>Also, before you run into surprises, perform a benchmark test with different DNS services for comparison like this: <BR /><A href="https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm</A> <BR />Think about, it's not protection only, but mainly DNS.</P></DIV> Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:21:43 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/opendns/compare-to-quad9/m-p/5178836#M5548 rotblitz 2017-11-17T18:21:43Z