[NA-Discuss] Fwd: Quad9 Enabled Across New York City Guest and Public WiFi
Thomas Lowenhaupt
toml at communisphere.com
Thu Mar 29 22:08:51 UTC 2018
From the https://www.quad9.net/faq/ site I tried isitblocked.org. And
it didn't work.
On 3/29/2018 4:49 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:
> I suppose this is a good thing?
>
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> From: *Global Cyber Alliance* <no-reply at globalcyberalliance.org
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> Date: Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 4:18 PM
> Subject: Quad9 Enabled Across New York City Guest and Public WiFi
> To: jolynyc at gmail.com <mailto:jolynyc at gmail.com>
>
>
> NYC adopts the Quad9 cybersecurity platform across all New York City
> guest and public WiFi access locations.
> Quad9 Enabled Across New York City Guest and Public WiFi
>
> New York, NY, March 29, 2018 – Mayor De Blasio launched NYC Secure, a
> cybersecurity initiative to protect New Yorkers from malicious cyber
> activity including when they access the NYC public WiFi. Part of the
> NYC Secure effort is the adoption of the Quad9 cybersecurity platform
> across all New York City guest and public WiFi access locations. Quad9
> provides an automated security solution by leveraging the domain name
> system, known as the DNS, to block known malicious and bad websites
> through the use of more than 18 threat intelligence feeds. Not only
> does Quad9 provide a robust layer of security, it is highly
> privacy-preserving as no personally identifiable information is
> collected or stored. Quad9 is a free, easy to use service available to
> any organization, corporation, or individual.
>
> By using Quad9 the city is also leveraging an investment made by NYC.
> Quad9 was created, in part, by the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), a
> non-profit that was founded by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance,
> Jr., the City of London Police, and the Center for Internet Security,
> with a seed investment of asset forfeiture funds provided by the
> Manhattan District Attorney.
>
> “This is a tremendous step in protecting citizens against all manner
> of cyber risk,” said Mary Kavaney, Chief Operating Officer of the
> Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). “The city in delivering free WiFi as a
> public service is taking a significant step to ensure that the service
> is provided with security built in while at the same time protecting
> New Yorkers’ privacy. While it’s impossible to protect against every
> threat, using Quad9 to protect against known malicious sites is a huge
> benefit to users of the service. On behalf of GCA, we commend New York
> City for taking this step.”
>
> “Quad9 was built with the public in mind. It is a free service that
> provides security and protects the privacy of its users,” said John
> Todd, Executive Director of Quad9. “We’re very encouraged to see New
> York City embracing Quad9 and using it for public good, and we hope
> New York’s leadership in implementing this free service is a model for
> other cities to use to protect their citizens and networks.”
>
> “NYC Secure delivers a world-class cybersecurity upgrade to New
> Yorkers and all who use our City’s expanding public WiFi network,”
> said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. “In 2015, I
> joined with the City of London Police and Center for Internet Security
> to found the non-profit Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), which
> co-developed the Quad9 technology being adopted today. We are
> delighted to see the work of GCA and its partners integrated into
> groundbreaking programs like NYC Secure, which will expand the reach
> of safe-browsing technology and protect millions of residents and
> visitors alike. I commend Mayor de Blasio and his administration for
> its proactive and collaborative approach to combat the rising tide of
> cybercrime.”
>
> “I applaud Mayor De Blasio for including Quad9 in his NYC Secure
> initiative which establishes New York City as a leader in helping to
> protect its citizens from malicious websites,” said John Gilligan,
> Executive Chairman, Center for Internet Security.
>
> “The strength of the Global Cyber Alliance and the tools it has
> developed, such as Quad9, lie in the global partnerships that support
> it. By harnessing talent and commitment from the within industry and
> the public sector, we take a step closer to tackling cyber crime,”
> said Ian Dyson, Commissioner, City of London Police.
>
> Quad9 was conceived of by GCA and built in collaboration with IBM and
> Packet Clearing House (PCH). Since its launch in November of 2017,
> Quad9 usage has increased more than 27-fold and is used in more than
> 150 countries around the world, resolving billions of queries every
> day. Each day, approximately 2 million domain lookups are blocked,
> protecting the end user from connecting to a malicious destination.
> These blocked lookups represent attempts to reach phishing,
> ransomware, botnet command and control servers, and other forms of
> harmful or fraudulent systems.
> To start using Quad9 today, simply change your DNS settings in your
> device or router to point to 9.9.9.9. Learn more about Quad9,
> including how to set it up on either a Mac OS or Windows system at
> www.Quad9.net <http://www.Quad9.net>.
>
> About Quad9
>
> Quad9 is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides end
> users robust security protections, high-performance, and privacy.
> Quad9 is an independent non-profit formed from a collaboration of IBM,
> PCH and GCA. Learn more at www.Quad9.net <http://www.Quad9.net>.
>
> About Global Cyber Alliance
>
> The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is an international, cross-sector
> effort dedicated to eradicating cyber risk and improving our connected
> world. We achieve our mission by to uniting global communities,
> implementing concrete solutions, and measuring the effect. Learn more
> at www.globalcyberalliance.org <http://www.globalcyberalliance.org>.
>
> /Copyright © 2018 Global Cyber Alliance, All rights reserved.
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