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How to Enable Private DNS on Android Devices

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In today’s digital world, online privacy has become a crucial concern. While Android offers various security features, one often overlooked gem is the Private Domain Name System (DNS). This powerful tool encrypts your internet traffic, shielding your browsing activity from snooping eyes and boosting your overall online security.

Think of DNS as the internet’s phonebook, translating website names into computer-readable addresses. Traditionally, this process was unencrypted, leaving your browsing data exposed to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other third parties. Private DNS encrypts this communication, creating a secure tunnel for your internet requests, and adding a layer of privacy and protection.

Google has brought DNS over TLS support to Android by introducing the Private DNS feature. It’s available in Android 9 (Pie) and higher and encrypts all DNS traffic on the phone, including from apps.

The feature is enabled by default and uses a secure channel to connect to the DNS server if the server supports it. But if your ISP or cell service provider’s DNS doesn’t have encrypted DNS support, or you are simply not sure about it, you can use a third-party secure DNS server using the Private DNS feature.

The benefits of secure Private DNS include enhancement of privacy, improved security, and faster browsing. In this guide, we will show you how to activate this powerful feature on your Android device, step-by-step.

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3 ways to enable cyber resilience in education in 2023 and beyond

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Those of us with the privilege to work in education have an opportunity to shape the next generation to be more cyberaware and make our digital world a safer place. It’s an obligation we must all take seriously.

The threat environment is becoming more perilous, particularly with the growing use of artificial intelligence by hackers. The challenges coming our way in the future will best be met by a population that is informed, aware, and innately invested in cyber safety.

At the same time, cyber leaders at educational institutions today must deal with adversaries who increasingly view us as prime targets. Since institutions of higher education provide students, teachers, and researchers with full, unobstructed access to the resources they need, we’re vulnerable to all types of attacks. The challenge is exacerbated by the fact that our high-speed networks and powerful workstations provide fertile soil for botnets to spread harm broadly and quickly.

When cyber leaders in education view our most pressing challenges, it should be with the understanding that we’re not just practitioners–although that is of vital importance–but also teachers and role models. We need to practice what we preach, and we also need to preach what we practice.

As I look at today’s threat environment and the steps we can take to protect our institutions and provide guidance for the next generation, I see three key areas of opportunity:

  • Focusing on cyber wellness
  • Adopting a shared responsibility model
  • Embracing secure software development

Here’s why I think these three areas of focus are key to enabling cyber resilience in education in 2023 and beyond.

1. Cyber wellness

Cyber wellness comes down to common sense. It’s a mindset. But people need to be informed. They must understand that cyber safety is always a top priority, and you never let down your guard, not even for a moment. For example, say a student receives an email from a teacher or faculty. Do they know to check that the email address is legitimate? That the request makes sense? That it comes from the actual person making the request? This may seem simple, but it’s quickly becoming more difficult in the era of…

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You Should Enable Gmail’s New ‘Enhanced Safe Browsing’

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Google’s had an Enhanced Safe Browsing feature in Chrome since 2019—a set of privacy features to help protect against phishing and malware attacks. Basically, if a link doesn’t seem quite right, Google will warn you about it. Recently, they finally brought the feature directly into Gmail.

Here’s how Enhanced Safe Browsing mode works

Enhanced Safe Browsing checks the links and attachments in your Gmail account with its own database of known scam links, where a website pretends to be real to steal your personal information (also known as phishing). Google has a massive database of such bad actors, and it’s updated every 30 minutes. Once the feature is enabled, Gmail will scan incoming emails and attachment downloads against that database and warn you if something looks suspicious.

How to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing on Gmail

If you’re already logged in to your Google account, simply open this link in a new tab and enable the Enhanced Safe Browsing feature from there. Alternatively, you can open your Google Account page and go to Security > Manage Enhanced Safe Browsing.

When you enable this feature in your Google account, it will be enabled across other Google products as well, like Chrome. And in Chrome, this feature extends to Chrome extensions and file downloads.

The downsides of using Enhanced Safe Browsing

The only big downside to using Enhanced Safe Browsing is the sheer amount of personal data that Google will be able to access. It’ll be able to check all the links that come through your Gmail account, and if you use Chrome, that includes links clicked, files downloaded, and extensions installed.

Of course, Google says this data is used only to improve your data security when you’re logged in, and after a short time, the data is fully anonymized. But anonymizing data isn’t perfect—it can still be linked to social media profiles, as one Princeton study illustrates.

If you’re okay with that potential risk, go ahead and enable the feature. It might also be worth recommending to others in your life too, if you think they’re the type of user particularly susceptible to things like phishing scams and malware attacks.

[ZDNET, CNET]

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moomoo employs secure, highly-available IT architecture to enable 24/5 trading of selected US stocks and ETFs – Partner Content

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Trading in United States equity markets enables Australian investors to diversify their portfolios with investments in some of the world’s largest and most-recognised businesses. To deliver 24-hour trading of selected U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs), moomoo has connected its share trading platform to a registered broker-dealer with an alternative trading platform that operates outside regular U.S. trading hours.

The new offering means investors using moomoo can trade a list of 165 US stocks and ETFs during Australian daytime hours, as well as at night. 

“We selected the most-traded stocks and ETFs to ensure sufficient liquidity to enable smooth and efficient trades, especially during off-hours when trading volumes are generally lower,” said moomoo Australia chief market strategist Matt Wilson.

“Australia makes up less than 2% of global equities, so if you don’t invest in other markets, you are missing out on a lot of opportunities,” he added.

moomoo uses its own technology to connect via registered broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS) operator Blueocean. ATS is an electronic system for crossing orders in stocks governed by the National Market System, the United States’ securities trading regulation mechanism, and is available to registered broker-dealer subscribers only.  

 With the introduction of 24/5 US trading, moomoo users now have access to trading hours that cover the entire day, from 11am Monday to 11am Saturday (AEST).

Backing new feature with institutional tracking, ratings update and industrial chain tools

By using moomoo to invest in the U.S. market, Australians can access features such as an institutional tracking tool that tracks the quarterly holdings of more than 20,000 institutions. 

“This enables investors to ‘follow the big money’ and get an inside look into the strategies of the world’s top asset management firms,” explained Wilson.  

The moomoo application also includes real-time company ratings updates from 4,000 Wall Street analysts, while an ‘industrial chain’ tool also maps out divisions of labour and value chains in 17 industries so investors can identify key players and…

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