{"id":24550,"date":"2024-10-18T15:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T14:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/?p=24550"},"modified":"2024-10-21T09:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:39:07","slug":"pdns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/news\/education-news\/pdns\/","title":{"rendered":"New PDNS from NCSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24550\" data-post-id=\"24550\" data-obj-id=\"24550\" class=\"elementor elementor-24550 dce-elementor-post-24550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e5c785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"31e5c785\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/span>Exa <span class=\"lightblue\">News<\/span><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e924a9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e924a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New PDNS from NCSC<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6817802c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6817802c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fa1354 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial post-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"76fa1354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ba9c996 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Date Posted:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>18.10.2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li 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elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Written by:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExa Networks\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441fc578 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"441fc578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c2e078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;5fc546a&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-496825d\" data-id=\"496825d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0488179 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0488179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released <span data-inline-card=\"true\" data-card-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/information\/pdns\" data-annotation-inline-node=\"true\" data-annotation-mark=\"true\" data-renderer-start-pos=\"95\"><span class=\"loader-wrapper\"><span aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-testid=\"hover-card-trigger-wrapper\"><a class=\"css-118vsk3 e26bri0\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/information\/pdns\" data-testid=\"inline-card-resolved-view\"><span class=\"css-1cwva94 e1a3lu072\" data-testid=\"inline-card-icon-and-title\"><span class=\"smart-link-title-wrapper css-0 e1a3lu077\">Protective Domain Name Service (PDNS)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0to prevent malware distribution using DNS by filtering access to malicious domains. Exa is proud to share that <strong data-renderer-mark=\"true\">our SurfProtect customers are already protected<\/strong> by this service as our SurfProtect customers are using DNS servers which are utilising NCSC PDNS servers for resolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c9bff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c9bff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is PDNS?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027d9d6 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"027d9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where <a class=\"cc-1rn59kg\" title=\"http:\/\/exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/computing\/what-is-dns\/\" href=\"http:\/\/exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/computing\/what-is-dns\/\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNS<\/a> is often referred to as the address book of the internet, PDNS cross references this address book against lists curated by NCSC and removes harmful domains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1ada2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e1ada2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How PDNS works<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e277b7f custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e277b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NCSC works with its partners to curate a list of dangerous domains. If one of these domains is requested, the DNS name is not returned by PDNS servers.<\/p><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"783\">These domains are based on information gathered from commercial security vendors, internal and open sources and reviewed by NCSC to ensure that only illegitimate sites are blocked.<\/p><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"965\">For example, should a user try to access a malicious domain such as sites spreading malware or command and control (C2) domains, the browser will be unable to connect to the dangerous location. It can also break installed malware by preventing it to connect to the machine giving them orders.<\/p><p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1259\">Data from PDNS is also used to inform government cyber incident response functions if a cyber attack occurs and allows them to detect domains used in relation to criminal activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa099e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fa099e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to benefit from PDNS?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5bdbe custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5bdbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SurfProtect customers are already utilising this service, therefore our users will see the following page when a domain is blocked:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ccbe2 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2ccbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-14.37.06-300x226.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-24555\" alt=\"SurfProtect PDNS filtering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-14.37.06-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-14.37.06-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-14.37.06.png 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffc23c custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dffc23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However should you want to make sure you are actively protected, you can check if you&#8217;re using our SurfProtect DNS by contacting our support team on 0345 145 1234 or emailing helpdesk@exa.net.uk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946ddd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"946ddd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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