Re: Do you block P2P ?

[John LaPrad <jrl () SVSU EDU>]

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

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Wright State University, Information Security
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