Re: 3rd Party Internet Providers in the Dorms

["Malyn, Justin D." <MalynJ () UMKC EDU>]

    That does bring up an interesting question.  What about all of those
broadband wireless data cards that people may have on their network.  I
know some faculty/staff have these, and a student computer I just worked
with had such a device.  This is not as easy to monitor as a physical
DSL or Cable drop on the campus, nor as easy as war-dialing to find
answering modems on the campus phone lines.  Some of the newer cards can
be configured to run in 'NIC' mode, so it looks like another Ethernet
connection to the laptop.

 

-Justin

 

Justin D. Malyn
System Security Analyst
GSLC and GCFA Certified by GIAC.org 
Information Services
University of Missouri - Kansas City 

 

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Monroe
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:45 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] 3rd Party Internet Providers in the Dorms

 

We do not allow it. If you are looking to put a policy in against it..
The easy call is security. If you have 3rd party internet space
available in the same area as your campus network. It can cause security
risks as it is very easy to now have a "back door" into your campus for
the whole internet that would bypass any firewall or ips device. A
little routing, bridging, or ICS and you are open to the world . Even
easier if wireless is in the mix on either end. And it can happen on
accident easier with wireless.

Mark Monroe
UMSL

Daniel Bennett wrote: 

I am wondering whether or not other university's allow their on-campus
students who live in the dorms obtain 3rd party Internet service?  How
do you justify your policy?  How do you protect the rest of your
network?

 

Thanks,

 

Daniel R. Bennett

CompTIA Security+

Information Technology Security Analyst

Pennsylvania College of Technology

One College Ave

Williamsport, PA 17701

(P) 570.329.4989