Australian Tech Giant Telstra Now Automatically Blocking 500,000 Scam Calls A Day With New DNS Filtering System from r/Futurology
https://www.zdnet.com/article/automating-scam-call-blocking-sees-telstra-prevent-up-to-500000-calls-a-day/
In May, the company kicked off with DNS filtering to fight against botnets, trojans, and other types of malware, and extended to blocking phishing text messages purporting to be from myGov or Centrelink before they hit the phones of customers.
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more on scams in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=scam
Keeping Safe in a Digital World
How Not to be Hacked
Malware, Phishing, Hacking, Ransomware – oh my! Learn about the threats to you, your users and your library. During this session, we will explore the threats to online security and discuss solutions that can be implemented at any level. Most importantly, we will look at how we can educate our users on current threats and safety
Date: December 5th, 10AM
Presenter: Diana Silveira
Register: https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=SEFLIN&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=bec597af-02dd-41a4-9b3a-afc42dc155e4
Webinar December 5, 2017 10 AM
- create policies. e.g. changing psw routinely
- USB blockers for public computers (public libraries). like skimmers on gas stations
- do not use admin passwords
- software and firmware updates.
- policy for leaving employees
- HTTP vs HTTPS
- Cybersecurity KNowledge Quiz Pew research Center
http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/cybersecurity-knowledge/
diana@novarelibrary.com
slideshare.net/dee987
facebook.com/novarelibrary
twitter @Novarelibrary
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more on hacking in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=hacker
The Best Free Antivirus for 2014
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388652,00.asp
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition (2014),
AVG AntiVirus FREE 2014
Panda Cloud Cleaner.
Comodo Cleaning Essentials 6
Avira Free AntiVirus (2014)
Some information available also at:
http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/protectu/antivirus.asp