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4.9 IG2

Control 4 / Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software

Configure Trusted DNS Servers on Enterprise Assets

Think of it likeLooking up addresses only in a phone book you trust, so you are never handed directions to a scammer's house.

In plain English

Devices are pointed at trustworthy DNS lookup services, so requests for a website are resolved to the real address and not a fake one.

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