Canadian Shield offers DNS-based protection against malware and phishing attacks>
Port Swigger – Emma Woollacott
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has launched a national Domain Name System (DNS) service and is giving early access to healthcare workers, small businesses, and educational institutions. CIRA Canadian Shield is a free DNS filtering service designed to block malware and phishing threats at the DNS level, with Android and iOS apps available to protect mobile devices. Threat intelligence for CIRA Canadian Shield comes mainly from Akamai, as well as other third-party feeds from both commercial cybersecurity vendors and the open source community. Meanwhile, the system also uses machine learning and AI to detect patterns in apparently unrelated DNS lookups and block malicious activity. Threats can be added to the list within minutes of appearing anywhere on the web, according to CIRA. Any personal data handled by the service is held within the borders of Canada, with data centers located in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal â making the service faster as well as more secure.
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