Re: Access to Porn sites?

[Jeff Borton <jborton () SCHOOLCRAFT EDU>]

Schoolcraft College does not block adult content sites.  These sites “in theory” can be used for research so we allow 
them.

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> On Behalf Of Babak Oskouian
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Subject: [SECURITY] Access to Porn sites?

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Hi All,

We at Mills College have been kicking around the idea of blocking access to porn sites on our network. Needless to say, 
we have gotten some push back. Our plan (if it is green-lighted) is to use the built-in "adult" filters that our Palo 
Alto firewall provides.
I am curious as to how many of you block porn sites, and if you do and especially if you use a Palo Alto device, have 
you had to do a lot of fine-tuning of your filters to eliminate false-positives?

Thanks.

Babak


Babak Oskouian, Ph.D. | Campus Network Engineer | Information Security Officer

Mills College | 5000 MacArthur Blvd | Oakland, CA 94613-1301

Office: Stern Hall 007; Phone: 510-430-2224<tel:510-430-2224>

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