Re: the importance of security

[Gary Flynn <flynngn () JMU EDU>]

Jere Retzer wrote:

> The first two items seem mainly intended to ensure that your school is a
> good network citizen so I can understand a management temptation to ask
> "what is the benefit to us?" Is that the problem?
>
> Does anyone have data to help frame these particular policies in terms
> of general acceptance? Are most schools now doing this or are there
> pressures from the government of ISPs?

We implemented SMTP auth and port 25 blocks a couple
years ago.

--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer
James Madison University

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