[NA-Discuss] Fwd: Quad9 Enabled Across New York City Guest and Public WiFi

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>
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>
> 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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