Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Staff recommendation: Anti Phishing
Q. What is Phishing?
A. Phishing is an attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy web site.
Q. How can I protect my self against phishing?
A.
The service consists of replacement DNS servers, which can be used instead of your ISP DNS servers to protect against phishing.
Important Note: SofaWare and Check Point are not affiliated with this service. Any usage of this service is at the sole responsibility of the user.
OpenDNS offers a primary and secondary DNS server, however I personally use OpenDNS's primary DNS server and enter my ISP's (Internet Service Provider) primary DNS server as the secondary.
Sounds confusing? Let's break it down step by step:
OpenDNS primary DNS: 208.67.222.222
OpenDNS secondary DNS: 208.67.220.220
Go to my.firewall > Network > Internet, and click "Edit" near your Internet connection.
Uncheck "Obtain Domain Name Servers automatically" (under "Name Servers")
Enter the information shown below:
Primary DNS Server: 208.67.222.222
Secondary DNS Server: Either your ISP's primary DNS server IP, or OpenDNS's secondary DNS IP.
Don't forget to click "Apply"
That's it - Stay safe!! ;-)
Erez Kalman
A. Phishing is an attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy web site.
Q. How can I protect my self against phishing?
A.
- Never rely on links provided in email messages; always make sure you have reached
the correct URL (address), be highly suspicious of emails requiring you to
enter personal information (including passwords). - Educate your users! Knowledge is power and no matter how many countermeasures
you put up - the weakest link is always the human element. - Use VStream to keep your Embedded NGX appliance geared up to detect and fight Phishing.
- As an addon I personally use and would like to recommend, a free service called OpenDNS - http://www.opendns.com
The service consists of replacement DNS servers, which can be used instead of your ISP DNS servers to protect against phishing.
Important Note: SofaWare and Check Point are not affiliated with this service. Any usage of this service is at the sole responsibility of the user.
OpenDNS offers a primary and secondary DNS server, however I personally use OpenDNS's primary DNS server and enter my ISP's (Internet Service Provider) primary DNS server as the secondary.
Sounds confusing? Let's break it down step by step:
OpenDNS primary DNS: 208.67.222.222
OpenDNS secondary DNS: 208.67.220.220
Go to my.firewall > Network > Internet, and click "Edit" near your Internet connection.
Uncheck "Obtain Domain Name Servers automatically" (under "Name Servers")
Enter the information shown below:
Primary DNS Server: 208.67.222.222
Secondary DNS Server: Either your ISP's primary DNS server IP, or OpenDNS's secondary DNS IP.
Don't forget to click "Apply"
That's it - Stay safe!! ;-)
Erez Kalman
Technical Support Team
Sofaware Technologies
