20,000 K-12 Schools Adopt Free Web Security Tool 20,000 K-12 Schools Adopt Free Web Security Tool by David Nagel Presentation by Maria Hanvy by David Nagel Presentation by Maria Hanvy

Web Security in Schools ｷ Schools in the US increasing numbers of open source solutions ｷ Web Security is an increasing concern –o 20,000 Schools have adopted DNS providers –o OpenDNS provides free Internet security to these schools  Including students and staff  Meets CIPA requirements (within budget or necessary maintenance)  Claims to have blocked more than 250 million phishing scams for schools to date ｷ Schools in the US increasing numbers of open source solutions ｷ Web Security is an increasing concern –o 20,000 Schools have adopted DNS providers –o OpenDNS provides free Internet security to these schools  Including students and staff  Meets CIPA requirements (within budget or necessary maintenance)  Claims to have blocked more than 250 million phishing scams for schools to date

Schools using OpenDNS ｷ The number of schools has doubled since January 2008 ｷ Example School: Dowagiac Union Schools, Michigan o hard pressed for funding- made switch for Web filter and security ｷ Example 2: Madison County Schools, Mississippi ｷ The number of schools has doubled since January 2008 ｷ Example School: Dowagiac Union Schools, Michigan o hard pressed for funding- made switch for Web filter and security ｷ Example 2: Madison County Schools, Mississippi

Features of OpenDNS ｷ Protection from phishing sites using PhishTank.com ｷ Adult site blocking ｷ Domain blocking ｷ Web proxy blocking ｷ Domain Whitelisting feature to prevent specific sites from being blocked ｷ Protection from phishing sites using PhishTank.com ｷ Adult site blocking ｷ Domain blocking ｷ Web proxy blocking ｷ Domain Whitelisting feature to prevent specific sites from being blocked

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