Educause Security Discussion mailing list archives
Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy
From: randy marchany <marchany () VT EDU>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:20 -0500
Let me make something clear. I don't have a problem with the need to examine 'anything' in order to protect the infrastructure. I've been an advocate of that since day 1. I'm just trying to figure how to "market" this capability to the general public in order to prevent a backlash. We had an incident a couple of years ago here where a dept head's computer was confiscated during a graffitti investigation. Yes, there's more to the story and the computer was a university owned device. The backlash from everyone led us to start an awareness campaign about the difference between personal and university owned devices. The general public understands to some degree the concept of firewalls. They maybe realize that monitoring ports is not the same as monitoring content. IPS change those rules. I'm trying to devise an awareness unit to address this. A list of procedures (Brian, I didn't see your attachment until after I hit send and then it magically appeared :-)) and some ideas that I've seen so far are helping me frame that PR thing in my head. -r.
Current thread:
- Network IPS Information Security Policy Kris Monroe (Nov 13)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Gary Dobbins (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy randy marchany (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Gary Dobbins (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Joel Rosenblatt (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Basgen, Brian (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Alex (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Gary Dobbins (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy randy marchany (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy randy marchany (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Basgen, Brian (Nov 13)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Willis Marti (Nov 14)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Pete Hickey (Nov 14)
- Re: Network IPS Information Security Policy Thomas R. Davis (Nov 18)