Re: The latest gaming consoles conundrum

["Erlenbeck, Philip" <perlenbe () UMFLINT EDU>]

We created a seperate "untrusted" zone for these devices.  As far as accessing internal resources they have the same 
access as any external network would and are treated as such.

--Phil
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] on behalf of Jeffrey Sabin 
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Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 10:40 AM
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Subject: [SECURITY] The latest gaming consoles conundrum

Hello everyone,

As gaming consoles have evolved, so have the security risks. They have basically become a networked piece of hardware 
that when fully operational have both outbound and inbound ports open so it’s owner can communicate with a myriad of 
hosts, including other gamers.

We are getting requests to open more of these ports which poses some challenges for us. While we want to provide our 
students with the best ‘home away from home’ experience as we can, we also have a responsibility to ensure we are 
protecting our University assets to the best of our ability.

I am curious to know what others are doing in this space. I am not necessarily looking for a deep dive from a technical 
perspective but would like to know what sort of allowances you are providing for the latest game consoles on your 
respective networks.

Thank you in advance.

Jeff
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Jeff Sabin  |  Information Security Officer (ISO)
Head of, Infrastructure & Security Services
Drake Technology Services (DTS) | Drake University

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