Safety

The decision on whether to use the APN Public PCs is with you. Here is what we do to ensure the APN network, PCs and our users are protected.

Firewall - the APN network is behind a firewall to prevent malicious activity
Proxy - the APN internet is filtered to block viruses (and offensive content), proxy anti-virus definitions are updated as required, at the minimum daily
Anti-virus - the APN Public PCs have desktop anti-virus software installed, anti-virus definitions are updated as required, usually every 2 hours
Frozen - the APN Public PCs are "frozen" that is any changes made to the computers are wiped. This includes browsing history, temp files, cookies, anything saved to the hard drive of the computer, including My Documents, an any potentially harmful code is gone when the computer restarts
Approved programs only may run - it is not possible to install programs (software) on the Public PCs. Only the programs that are on the PC when it was installed are allowed to run.
Windows Updates - Microsoft critical updates are run regularly on APN Public PCs and servers.