Media Advisory
VNR on Information Security Available from the FTC
VNR Features New Website with Dewie, FTCs Spokesturtle, Who Gives Online Safety Tips for Kids, Adults and Businesses for Securing Their PCs Against Hackers and Viruses
| What: | Produced video news release providing consumer tips on cyber security, featuring FTC Commissioner Orson Swindle and Richard A. Clarke, Chairman, President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. |
| When: | Tuesday, October 29 1:00 - 1:15 PM EST and 3:00 - 3:15 PM EST (Via Satellite, C-Band feed, Telstar 5, Transponder 16, Downlink 4020) Thursday, October 31 1:00 - 1:15 PM EST and 3:00 - 3:15 PM EST TECHNICAL INFO DURING FEED ONLY (NBN, TOC, 212-684-8910x221) |
| Details: | Story Line Overview for Producers: The video provides a great business, technology or consumer update noting the latest effort by the FTC to protect American’s personal computers and their online information. The push to protect ‘e-America’ is on. Millions of dollars in terms of hardware and information were lost when the infamous, "I Love You" and the "Melissa" viruses ran rampant across the country’s online landscape. Now, a brand new, user-friendly Web site developed by the FTC – www.ftc.gov/infosecurity – features tips for kids, adults and businesses, plus resources and links to other useful sites - all designed with the goal of promoting personal computer security while avoiding safety risks that could possibly damage the nation’s online infrastructure. |
| Contact: | Office of Public Affairs, 202-326-2180 |