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DNS servers translate human readable addresses into machine readable addresses. For example, if the "wiki.gccollab.ca" address is typed in on a web browser in a human language, the DNS server will match the address to another machine readable address as a set of numbers like "52.139.83.135".
 
DNS servers translate human readable addresses into machine readable addresses. For example, if the "wiki.gccollab.ca" address is typed in on a web browser in a human language, the DNS server will match the address to another machine readable address as a set of numbers like "52.139.83.135".
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Canadian Shield uses data and threat intelligence to determine which DNS address request is being sent and if it is likely to be malicious. Once Canadian Shield determines that it is in fact malicious, it blocks the your request preventing your device from being infected.
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Canadian Shield is offered on workstations, laptops, tablets and smartphones that are running iOS or Android.
    
== References ==
 
== References ==