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Re: Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers
From: "Consolvo, Corbett" <ConsolvoC () COFC EDU>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:55:16 -0400
We've been deploying the Microsoft product to servers and testing a few other products. While we certainly do our best not to do client-type things with our servers, our stance is more protection is a good idea. I have yet to have any issues with anti-spyware on our servers... Corbett Consolvo College of Charleston, SC -----Original Message----- From: Graham Toal [mailto:gtoal () UTPA EDU] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 1:49 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers
We recently began deploying CounterSpy Anti-Spyware throughout our College, and a debate has arisen over whether or not it is needed on Windows servers. Some administrators feel that it is unecessary and potentially harmful to servers, so I'd like to get an idea on whether or not some higher education enterprises deploy anti-spyware on their servers. Thanks.
This may be a little naive, but if you remove the browsers from your servers, and the email programs, there are few ways left that you're likely to pick up spyware. Browsing and email reading on servers should be banned by your Best Practises document, or your Server Policy document if it is that detailed. This doesn't account for the CYA factor but it does reduce the actual risk by 99.9% Graham (a big fan of Gordian Knot solutions)
Current thread:
- Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers Basgen, Brian (Jul 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers Lucas, Bryan (Jul 10)
- Re: Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers Graham Toal (Jul 10)
- Re: Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers Consolvo, Corbett (Jul 10)
- Re: Poll: Anti-Spyware on servers Nick Lewis (Jul 10)