SkyDNS (system)

The modern Internet is not the safest place. Sites that distribute malicious code; intrusive pop-ups advertising intimate services; The portals of scammers who want to divert credit card data are far from a complete list of threats that lie in wait for an ordinary user. Until now, users could choose the only way to protect themselves: install antivirus and firewall on their computer. The developers of the first in Russia service for fast and safe surfing SkyDNS offer a fundamentally new solution to the problem.

There are millions of sites on the Internet that spread viruses, spy programs, contain illegal or unwanted content, such as calls for terrorism. The SkyDNS service is able to block these resources, as well as other threats, such as fake sites of banks, social and payment systems. The service database contains data on several million domains divided into dozens of categories. The user himself chooses which types of sites need to be blocked or left freely available. In addition, the service allows you to keep personal black and white lists.

One of the main advantages of the new service is the principle of its operation, which allows you to do without installing additional programs on the user's computer. It is enough to change the network settings, register the addresses of the SkyDNS DNS servers - and site filtering will take place "on the fly" in the service data centers.

The head of the SkyDNS service, Sergey Gotsulyak, notes: "We have created a unique site filter that can be configured for individual requests of any user. Previously, such a problem was solved by specialized software, for which we had to pay, but we provide our own service that makes the Internet much safer, free of charge. Moreover, the working databases of dangerous resources are updated in real time - this allows you to increase the level of protection against new threats. "

When working with SkyDNS, the computer sends all DNS requests to data centers that check the domain against lists containing millions of sites. If the domain is "clean" and there are no violations behind it, the service allows you to connect. If the domain is blocked, then the user sees a page indicating the reason for the blocking.

SkyDNS is a free Internet filtering service without installing any software on the computer. All calculations are carried out in the cloud (cloud computing) based on distributed servers. Servers are located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. In the near future - the installation of servers in all cities with a population of one million. The distributed network of data centers ensures the overall reliability of the system and fast operation not only from Russia, but also from anywhere in the world.

SkyDNS can be used not only for personal use, but also in corporate networks. With its help, the head of the family will protect his children from visiting unwanted sites, and the boss will control the access of his employees to the Network. To start working with the service, just register on the http://www.skydns.ru/ website and spend a few minutes editing Internet connection settings. If desired, you can install a small application that will perform all the settings yourself and notify you of the protection status.

• SkyDNS.Prim. Tariff for connecting the cloud Internet filtering and parental control service at home. Allows you to manage and control children's access online from anywhere on the Web; with the help of detailed statistics, always be aware of what web resources were visited, and limit the time spent by children on the Internet. This service also provides protection against malicious, phishing sites and botnet networks. SkyDNS users. The remium can remove almost any ad from visited sites.
• SkyDNS.Bis. A cloud-based enterprise Internet filter that combines flawless filtering quality, ease of network access control and blocking extraneous online activity, support for any IP address, easy configuration and fast deployment. The implementation of the filter perfectly optimizes the working time of employees. A set of security tools provides reliable online protection for both individual computers and the entire corporate network with any number of devices in it.
• SkyDNS.Nol. A convenient and reliable Internet filter with a secure search option designed specifically for use in educational institutions and libraries. The solution combines ease of control and control of access to the Network, detailed statistics of online activity, support for any IP addresses and ease of configuration. The filter fully meets all the requirements of the current Russian legislation on the protection of children from harmful information.
• SkyDNS.Wi-Fi. A special solution that allows owners of Wi-Fi hotspots in cafes, restaurants, entertainment centers, public places, on transport to quickly comply with the requirements of current laws and easily protect users from harmful information, such as sites prohibited by Russian law.

In early September 2016, another Skaydns product was added to the Unified Register of Russian Computer Programs and Databases: the SkyDNS DB categorized Internet resource base. SkyDNS DB is the only publicly available commercial database of categorized web resources of Russian production, entered in the register of domestic software.

2022: Inclusion in the special version of AlterOS

From July 2022, a special version operating system AlterOS with built-in content SkyDNS filtering will be available, which will protect the network from viruses botnets dangerous and prohibited sites. The developers agreed that AlterOS users will be able to use this service for free for a whole month. ALMIS This was announced by the Civil Code on June 27, 2022. More. here

2016: SkyDNS Launches Malware Detection System

SkyDNS announced in the summer of 2016 a system for detecting malicious Internet resources. With this system, the company detects and blocks up to 100% of such resources, which significantly increases the level of online security of users of the SkyDNS filtering service

The SkyDNS malware detection system is based on continuous machine learning and analysis of user behavior and is a logical step in the process of moving from static lists of categorized resources to dynamically compiled databases. The SkyDNS research team has developed technology to detect malicious resources with 98% accuracy.

According to Dmitry Vostretsov, CEO of SkyDNS: "The technology developed by us takes Skaydns to another, much higher level, now we can, along with Yandex and Kaspersky Lab, independently identify and block botnet control centers and other malicious resources. Through this technology, we gain a competitive advantage by detecting and blocking malicious resources passed by similar systems of other vendors. "

Such high results are achieved by processing and analyzing data from the SkyDNS Internet filtering service, identifying signs of malicious Internet resources that depend on the group behavior of service users.

In addition to assessing the collective behavior of users of the filtering service, the ranking of the malware and legitimacy of Internet resources is assessed. These ranks are continuously calculated for all Internet resources requested by service users.

Combining heterogeneous features and methods into a single machine learning model allows the new SkyDNS system to achieve 98% accuracy in detecting all types of malicious resources in real conditions.

After integrating the system into the SkyDNS content filtering service, the base of malicious resources of the service increased by 66% and is replenished with new malicious resources every day, providing a high level of protection for service users from existing and new Internet threats.

2015: SkyDNS.Biznes

On October 30, 2015, SkyDNS announced the launch of a tariff plan specifically for business users and system administrators - "SkyDNS. Business"^[1] against^[1].

• A tool for controlling the access of employees to the Internet.
  • Regardless of whether they access the Internet from a stationary computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone, from the organization's network or beyond. Any non-targeted Internet traffic is easily blocked with a few clicks of the mouse. The time paid by the employer will no longer be spent on unproductive sites, for example, social networks or dating sites, gaming or entertainment resources, file archives, etc. Moreover, blocking is possible, even if access to such content is carried out through anonymizers and proxies.

• A means of ensuring that users work securely online. Reliable protection against phishing and virus sites.
  • SkyDNS filtering prevents access to sites with dangerous content (phishing, viruses, paid SMS or paid traffic), prevents communication with botnet control nodes that can harm the corporate network and information.

• Additional capabilities designed to be used in conjunction with enterprise IT systems, such as transparent support for Active Directory resources.

"SkyDNS.Bizness" tariff options

• Protect multiple networks.
  • Filtering all branches and networks, both according to the same rules, and setting different access rules using filter profiles. This allows you to set the required access rules for different offices and branches of your organization. For companies with an extensive network of offices, a large number of stores and branches, there is a SkyDNS. Business + tariff plan with advanced capabilities.

• Support for dynamic DNS services.
  • The ability to work with the filtering system regardless of which IP addresses the provider issued. The system supports both static and dynamic IP addresses, supports address binding through third-party dynamic DNS services. Support is designed for hardware ADSL and Wi-Fi routers. Users of such routers will always be protected, even if the IP address changes.

• Proprietary lock page.
  • The Enterprise Filter Administrator can write his contacts on the lock page and place the company logo to let users know who should be contacted if access to the site is blocked. The mode of completely changing the appearance of the lock page (HTML mode) is also supported.

• Self-management of content filtering settings.
  • You can block any site or site category from the 57 categories in the SkyDNS database. In addition to this database, an organization can create its own lists of sites, access to which will always be allowed or denied. Thus, employers decide for themselves what content should be available to their employees during the working day and at what time. The company can set different filtering rules, both for different networks/branches of the organization, and for different employees within it.

• Whitelist mode and schedule.
  • In whitelist mode, users only access sites from the whitelist you define. And the schedule function allows you to schedule filtering modes, for example, such as providing access to social networks after hours.

• Filter graphic banners, video ads, pop-ups, and contextual ads.
  • This allows web pages to load faster.

• Detailed statistics
  • Many statistical reports and the ability to upload statistics for analysis will allow you to always know where users are turning and how effectively the filter works.

• Convenient management
  • Filter control is simple and convenient. Filtering can be controlled through a web interface and a special agent program adapted for use on the corporate network. In addition, on the "SkyDNS.Bisness +" tariff, it is possible to create several administrators of the organization, and keeping a log of actions in your personal account will make it easy to control their work and change the filter settings.

• Convenience of purchase
  • Purchase a filtering system for the required number of computers with a convenient payment mode (monthly, quarterly, annually) and a convenient payment method (online using a credit card or electronic money, or by cashless payment with the conclusion of an agreement).

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