Norfolk State University Selects OpenDNS for Entire Campus



OpenDNS, the award-winning navigation service that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced Norfolk State University (NSU) has chosen OpenDNS as a content filtering solution for its entire campus-wide network. NSU is a four-year public university located in Norfolk, Virginia with a curriculum focusing on the liberal arts. OpenDNS is the world's-largest, fastest-growing DNS service.

NSU security administrators found OpenDNS when it was recommended by editors at a leading technology publication. In deploying a defense in depth security strategy, NSU information security officers added OpenDNS to address security vulnerabilities their existing content filtering solution did not. The additional layer of OpenDNS provides a more comprehensive network security approach, ensuring the network remains safe, secure and reliable.

On top of the Web content-filtering functionality, NSU information security staff finds great value in the insight OpenDNS gives them about their network activity. The new information enables the team to easily spot trends and take action before they become problems.

"In addition to extra content filtering, OpenDNS offers stats and an insight into DNS traffic, something we did not have before," said Andrea Di Fabio, High Performance Computing Technology Coordinator at Norfolk State University.

Di Fabio was also impressed with the ease with which he was able to get OpenDNS set up on his network and began taking advantage of its many features.

"OpenDNS is a great tool, which is easy to implement, configure and maintain," he said. "I would definitely recommend it to others."

About Norfolk State University

Located in Virginia, Norfolk State University is a four-year, public, urban, comprehensive University offering programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership. Founded in 1935, Norfolk State University adheres to the traditional purpose of the historically black university and espouses the tradition of service to its students, its alumni, the academy, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world.

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable. Based in San Francisco, the company operates a large distributed network that powers a new kind of recursive DNS (Domain Name System) service that provides all Internet users increased security, reliability and performance. OpenDNS is thoroughly committed to building and operating the best DNS platform in the world and to improving the Internet. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com





Norfolk State University Selects OpenDNS for Entire Campus