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Quad9 Cyber Insights: from Malawi

Quad9's Post-Deployment Observations of Malawi's Cybersecurity Landscape. Quad9 is a global DNS service that offers enhanced cybersecurity measures, privacy protection, and improved Internet performance. Quad9's arrival in Malawi marks a pivotal advancement in fortifying the country's digital infrastructure, bringing with it enhanced cybersecurity safeguards, robust privacy protection, and a boost in Internet performance.

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Italienische Sperrungsforderungen: Einem Schlechten Beispiel Folgen

Während unser Fall in Deutschland zu Gunsten von Quad9 entschieden wurde, erhielten wir einen weiteren Antrag von kommerziellen Interessen in einem EU-Land auf Sperrung von Domainnamen, wiederum auf der Grundlage angeblicher Urheberrechtsverletzungen. Italienische Anwälte haben uns eine Liste von Domains und einen Antrag auf Sperrung dieser Domains übermittelt. Nun müssen wir erneut entscheiden, wie wir in diesem Rechtsstreit vorgehen wollen, und das in einem anderen Land, in dem wir weder unseren Sitz noch eine Niederlassung haben.

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Quad9 gewinnt das Berufungsverfahren beim OLG Dresden

Der heutige Tag ist ein positiver Moment in unseren Bemühungen um die Erhaltung des Internets als neutrale und vertrauenswürdige Ressource für alle. Das Oberlandesgericht Dresden hat heute entschieden, dass die Berufung in unserem Fall gegen Sony Entertainment (Deutschland) erfolgreich war. Das Gericht hat klar und unmissverständlich zu Gunsten von Quad9 entschieden. Wir freuen uns natürlich sehr über diese Nachricht.

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Quad9 Cybersecurity Trends and Insights | Q3 2023

In the third quarter, our users were targeted by a variety of threats, including phishing, banking trojans, crypto-malware, and stalkerware. This quarterly report analyses the top malicious domains blocked by Quad9 DNS and the threats associated with them. For more detailed data on the specific threat categories and volumes of attempted access, please refer to the dedicated sections of this report.

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Quad9 & Sony Music: German Injunction Update for July 2023

Quad9 has been part of a potentially precedent-setting legal case involving Sony Music Entertainment (Germany). The suit involves Sony’s demand that Quad9 block DNS resolution for our users for a specific domain, unrelated to Quad9, on which Sony asserts there are web-based links that lead to copyright-infringing content.

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Will AI Accelerate Cybersecurity and Privacy Threats?

While AI tools have the ability to enhance security measures and combat threats, they can also be misused by threat actors to accelerate the deployment of malicious tools and increase the frequency of attacks. However, AI can be used to predict, identify, and combat cybersecurity threats and it can also serve as a cybersecurity advisor for average internet users. Users should still take precautionary measures to protect their online privacy and security, including using cybersecurity-focused DNS resolvers like Quad9.

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Quad9 Cybersecurity Trends and Insights | May 2023

This month, Quad9 will begin presenting the region's top identified and blocked threats. In April 2023, we observed three areas where users were targeted with DDoS, crypto-miners, and banking trojans.

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Quad9 Cybersecurity Trends and Insights | April 2023

During March 2023, malvertising and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) continued to be one of the most frequently identified and blocked threats. Observations of this threat type have become increasingly common in recent months.

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Quad9 Cybersecurity Trends and Insights March 2023

Last month, Quad9 observed a diverse array of threat categories. Among the many categories of threats blocked and analyzed, the top three were malvertising, DDoS, and banking trojans. The graphic below represents Quad9’s identified malware trends by threat category during February 2023 — all of which were blocked by Quad9.

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The Danger of Content Blocking Measures by DNS Recursive Resolvers

DNS recursive resolvers play a crucial role in the functioning of the internet by translating domain names into IP addresses. However, they should not act as gatekeepers for content, which can be subjective and varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Users of Quad9 opt-in to our service and want the cyber protection that we enable for them. Blocking a domain for distributing malware is motivated by the desire to protect users from malicious or harmful content, such as viruses, phishing scams, or other threats. These types of protective DNS services blocking a domain for malware is a form of user opt-in filtering. The intention is to protect users from harm and does not necessarily involve restricting access to specific types of content.

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