Thank you Shayne, I am concerned more about that than with viruses on a Mac ! I use Intego X6 Virus Barrier and it has alerted me to phishing attempts on many occasions, then blocked them at my request.
On 09/11/2010, at 11:51 AM, S Beach wrote: > Speaking of protecting users.. a very usefull layer of protection, not from > viruses but from phishing and general malware is a service like OpenDNS.com. > This service simply warns you if a link you have clicked on is taking you to > a dodgy site. It does not run on any of your hardware and does not slow down > or interfere with any of your work flows. > How? > > We all use a DNS (Domain Name Service) without thinking about it every time > we access a website. The servers and communication equipment on the internet > do not use domain names and URL's. They use numerical IP addresses. Every > time we type a URL in the address bar or click on a link your browser sends a > request to the DNS server to match the domain name in the url to an IP > address. DNS is usually provided by your internet service provider (ISP). > OpenDNS.com simply provides an alternative DNS that also provides filtering > and alerts. You use it by setting the DNS preferences in your computer or > router to use the OpenDNS servers instead of those provided by your ISP. > Clear instructions are provided on OpenDNS.com. As usual there are free and > payed options. You can set the filtering level to include basic physhing and > malware right up to parental controls and corporate controls. I use the free > service which is sufficient for our needs... and no I do not get a commission > :-) > > Bear in mind that this type of service, while it does protect against windows > malware, is most usefull to help protect users from inadvertantly accessing > sites which are likely to swindle your money or pollute your mind and these > are things that the great Mac OS cannot protect you from. > > Anyone else use a filtering DNS service? > > Regards > > Shayne > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > > Exactly right Paul !! > > On 09/11/2010, at 9:04 AM, Paul K wrote: > > > > > Software could protect the iMac but cannot protect people, especially > > kids, that is our responsibility. > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > > Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
