> DNS (Domain Name Service) is a foundational element of internet infrastructure, matching IP addresses with domain names. The name “Quad9” is a reference to th

> DNS (Domain Name Service) is a foundational element of internet infrastructure, matching IP addresses with domain names. The name “Quad9” is a reference to the IP address used by the service, which is 9.9.9.9. > “IBM has owned the 9.0.0.0/8 address block since the 1980s,” Paul Griswold, director of Strategy & Product Management at IBM X-Force, told eWEEK. “We were saving 9.9.9.9 for the right project, and the value Quad9 is going to bring to the public is just such a project. We have not used it for any commercial service in the past.” https://www.eweek.com/security/quad9-dns-service-debuts-to-help-improve-internet-security/ https://www.eweek.com/security/quad9-dns-service-debuts-to-h...