Thursday, February 28, 2008

When Blocking Porn Isn't Enough



Last year, Security Fix looked at a free service that helps parents and other network administrators block adult Web sites for all of the PCs they control, without installing any software. Now, the company and community that built that service has expanded it to allow administrators to filter a wide range of online content, from hate speech sites and social networking forums to sites promoting drugs and alcohol.

The service comes from OpenDNS, the company responsible for Phishtank.com, a community-based effort that collects data on phishing sites. Phishtank's data about scam sites is fed to anti-phishing features built into Web browsers like Firefox and Opera. [...]
Brian Krebs on Computer Security. The Washington Post Company.

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