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Re: Do you block P2P ?
From: John LaPrad <jrl () SVSU EDU>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:34:32 -0400
We have about 10,000 students. 3,000 of which live on campus. We block all P2P that we can identify. We use a packeteer and our firewall IPS in combination to block them. We also have snort listening to Internet traffic. When it sees P2P, we quarantine the user automatically. They see a web page that tells them what they have and explains the policy. After they have cleaned their system, they can click a button to regain network access (total self-remediation). If in-fact they still have a P2P active, they will get blocked again. They learn pretty quickly to keep it off their computers. When they are blocked, they still have access to campus resources--email, Sakai, library,... . We get a few complaints, not too bad. We have never had an RIAA notice. John LaPrad CISSP, CNE, CCNA, CCDA Manager of Network Services Saginaw Valley State University Phone: 989-964-7134 Fax: 989-964-7446 ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike corcoran" <mike.corcoran () WRIGHT EDU> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2009 3:12:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [SECURITY] Do you block P2P ? How many of you block P2P on your campus? If you do block it, how many complaints do you receive because of it? Thanks, Mike -- Mike Corcoran, Systems Security Engineer Wright State University, Information Security Voice:937-775-2431, Fax:937-775-4049 http://www.wright.edu/security/ Don't be scammed, CaTS will NEVER ask for your password via e-mail!
Current thread:
- Do you block P2P ? mike corcoran (Sep 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Charles Seitz (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Julian Y. Koh (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Isac Balder (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Daniel Bennett (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Kevin Wilcox (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Michael Sinatra (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Jeff Kell (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? John LaPrad (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Sweeny, Jonny (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Michael Sinatra (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Cal Frye (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Dennis Duncan (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? David Gillett (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? David Gillett (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Mclaughlin, Kevin (mclaugkl) (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? randy marchany (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Brian Epstein (Sep 03)
- Re: Do you block P2P ? Cal Frye (Sep 03)
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