Re: DMCA Notices

[Shawn Merdinger <shawnmer () GMAIL COM>]

Zero DMCA notices since implementing block with Palo Alto in March and
not a single end user complaint from 12K users at Valdosta State
University.  For legitimate academic research we have a request and
review process that's been low volume.

Prior to the block VSU used the CopySense appliance and graduated
response (auto warnings and kick off network for period of time),
direct counseling, disciplinary referrals, posters, flyers, etc. --
all amounting to a lot of work and little gain insofar as protecting
university resources and modifying user behavior.

Thanks,
--scm

On 10/7/15, Ben Marsden <bmarsden () smith edu> wrote:
> for us :  month of September :  215  (of which 188 are from RightsCorp).
> And we're only 2600 students.  That's higher than "normal".  We have a
> default allow / block on DMCA notice, for BitTorrent;   but I'm now
> starting the process of default deny for BitTorrent at our gateway PA
> (5020), and open upon request.
>
> Need to work out the request process (and tie in UserID into our PA which
> isn't there yet, probably starting with ClearPass rather than AD which
> isn't our primary IDM).  And (!!) work out how to announce this change to
> our community.
>
> -- Ben
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Tornoe, Eric J. <EJTORNOE () stthomas edu>
> wrote:
>
> > We have our 5060 tied in to AD and do just that. We had the same
> > experience as Richard: No DMCA complaints since implementing Palo and
> > blocking bittorrent. There was no outcry when we blocked bittorrent but
> > we
> > were already rate-limiting bittorrent and making individual exceptions
> > for
> > faculty and staff. The Palo has enhanced this service as before
> > implementation we made exceptions based on IP address, which was limited
> > to
> > a given workstation. The Palo and AD allow us to grant exemptions by
> > userid
> > so that it works anywhere within our address space for that individual.
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric J. Tornoe
> > Enterprise Architect and Manager, IT Operations
> > Information Resources and Technologies
> > University of St. Thomas
> > 2115 Summit Avenue
> > St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
> > Mail Location: 5046 Office: AQU LL13G
> > Phone: 651.962.6217
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> > SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Miguel Hernandez
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 07, 2015 2:46 PM
> >
> > *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] DMCA Notices
> >
> >
> >
> > Doesn't the PA5050 have the ability to tie into active directory?  One
> > thought I've had was to use that functionality and make exceptions for
> > bittorrent after having faculty go through an exception process.  Mind
> > you,
> > I do not have a PA, but after a few presentations, my team and I have
> > brainstormed such a scenario to help.  Not sure how viable this option
> > is,
> > but in theory it seems do-able.
> >
> >
> > [image: Maricopa Community Colleges. The college of you.]
> > <http://www.maricopa.edu/>
> >
> > *Miguel Hernandez IV, Ph.D, CISSP, CISA*
> >
> > Associate Vice Chancellor ITS, Chief Information Security Officer
> >
> >  *"Information Security is Everybody's Responsibility"*
> >
> > This message contains information which may be confidential and/or
> > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please
> > notify the sender, delete and do not use or disseminate this information.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:41 PM, T. Shayne Ghere <
> > sghere () fsmail bradley edu> wrote:
> >
> > How are you blocking Bittorrent when it has some academic uses?  We
> > blocked it and the faculty revolted, so it’s open again so we use the Net
> > Equalizer to limit the number of connections in and outbound.
> >
> >
> >
> > We have the PA 5050 and it will classify (best guess) as to what it
> > thinks
> > could be flagged by the RIAA, but then again there’s quite a few false
> > positives.  What do you do when faculty/staff have a legitimate argument
> > to
> > use torrents?
> >
> >
> >
> > Shayne
> >
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > *Bradley University*
> >
> > T. Shayne Ghere
> >
> > Network Engineer
> >
> > 1501 W. Bradley Ave., Jobst 224A
> >
> > (309) 677-3094  OFC
> >
> > sghere () fsmail bradley edu
> >
> > *FBI 2011 Class CA Graduate*
> >
> > *FBI InfraGard Member 10054171*
> >
> >
> >
> > *UPCOMING OUT OF OFFICE*
> >
> > None
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
> > SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Richard Applebee
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 07, 2015 2:34 PM
> > *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] DMCA Notices
> >
> >
> >
> > We had maybe a dozen last year but have not had a single one since we put
> > a Palo Alto device inline between our internal network and our border
> > devices and configured a rule to block bittorrent traffic.
> >
> >
> >
> > Richard Applebee
> > Network Architect
> > *V* (909) 469-5662
> > *F* (909) 706-3460
> > *Western University of Health Sciences*
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [
> > mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>]
> > *On
> > Behalf Of *Feehan, Patrick
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 07, 2015 11:54 AM
> > *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> > *Subject:* [SECURITY] DMCA Notices
> >
> >
> >
> > A question has come up about DMCA notices in our outside audit.  We know
> > how many we received in the last fiscal year but the auditors are
> > wondering
> > about how many other institutions of higher education are receiving on an
> > annual basis.  If any on you have an annualized number you can share, I
> > would appreciate it.  If you would like, send it off line.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Patrick J. Feehan
> >
> > Information Security and Data Privacy Officer
> >
> > Montgomery College
> >
> > Patrick.feehan () montgomerycollege edu
>
>
>
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