virtual machines

["Drake, Craig" <c-drake () NEIU EDU>]

I am not sure if anybody has mentioned this on this list before or not.


 

I was wondering if anybody is doing anything to control/restrict virtual
machines running on users computers?  This could be a potentially very
dangerous situation with users running rogue virtual machines on their
office computers.  They could essentially install anything they want in
a virtual machines or bring infected virtual machines from offsite onto
our faculty/staff/admin networks.  They could get around any
restrictions we place on our physical desktop/laptop computers.  With
the ability of NAT'ing these virtual machines through the host machine's
network connection, it would be very difficult to track them down if
there is a problem.  

 

Thoughts?

 

Craig Drake

Senior Systems Administrator

Network and Distributed Services

Northeastern Illinois University

Phone: (773)442-4386

Email: c-drake () neiu edu