During the era of COVID the Institute dealt with a number of bad actors that in our opinion would have no shame in bringing harm (financial or otherwise ) to vulnerable communities that require medical, financial, or educational attention.
Given the Institute is now considered an authority on providing relevant scientific, medical, and educational information to the public, the Institute has determined it is appropriate to boost its own internet security protocols.
“Acquisition and expansion of internet domain eminence should signal to others that the Institute does not condone website spoofing, spamming, or any other practice that would cause undo harm to another individual or effect their online privacy.”
We recommend these resources if anyone else experiences this type of behavior:
www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/free-anti-tracking-browser-extensions/
https://geekflare.com/website-malware-scanning/
