Re: Query on content filtering

[Tracy Mitrano <tbm3 () CORNELL EDU>]

Don,

Could you tell us a little more about this state 
policy on content filtering that you mentioned?

Thanks, Tracy



> We're using Securiants Spider to do some of our 
> content filtering. It's been pretty good. I'm 
> looking at how to make it a bit more intelligent 
> regarding what is permitted and what's not. 
> Filtering has proven to be a bit of a bear for 
> me given everyone sometimes feels as though 
> their intellectual freedoms have been violated 
> by some of the restrictions that have been put 
> in place.
>
> Aaron M Gibbs
> Executive Director
> Center for Information Technology
> Saint Augustine's College
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> -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don Murdoch [mailto:dmurdoch () ODU EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:03 AM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] Query on content filtering
>
>
> Greetings.  I am interested to know if other Universities are using content
> filters - products like Web Sense, Blue Coat, Cisco Content Engine, and the
> like. We have a forthcoming state policy (in draft, subject to change, who
> knows where it will end up) which may require some sort of web / traffic
> content filter to be in place.
>
> I searched the list archive came across a few using Tipping Point, and Ron
> Parkers mention of trying different products and finally settling on Web
> Sense + Check Point.
>
> Also - I am not interested in bandwidth mgmt per se - rather, something
> that can actually monitor / report / mitigate / clean HTTP, IRC, P2P, Š
> traffic at the data payload level, not the bandwidth level.
>
> Thank you in advance for your time.
>
> - djm -
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