Firewalla: Focusing on DNS Services

In our post "Privacy Tool Spotlight: Firewalla Purple and AP7" we introduced you to the Firewalla Purple and Access Point 7 (AP7). Firewalla is a professional-grade cybersecurity and networking appliance designed for homes, small offices, and small businesses. It aims to make advanced networking accessible to everyday users by simplifying complex setups. Founded by ex-Cisco engineers, it works as a next-generation smart firewall. You can plug it into your existing router or use it to replace your router entirely. It delivers deep visibility into your network, strong intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS), and reliable content filtering. In our follow-up post, "Firewalla: Focusing on Groups and Users", we showed how easy it is to organize devices into groups, such as smart-home devices, or link them to specific users. Now we move to the next important topic. We are going to explore the real power of Firewalla: DNS Blocklists, DNS Services like Unbound, and VPN Clients. Right out…