RE: bypassing employer's proxy to surf anonymously

["Craig Wright" <cwright () bdosyd com au>]

The choice is yours if you want to leave. The choice to bypass controls is not yours. If you do this (bypass the 
proxy), you risk both criminal and civil penalties and dismissal. This is just the start.
 
Why are we talking about controls when all some people wish to do is bypass them?
 
Make a business case to access sites that are blocked. Or is it that the sites have nothing to do with your job? I see 
this all the time. I need to access sites that are not allowed, but when the analysis comes in the sites being accessed 
include porn, employment sites, Warez etc etc.
 
So please tell me what is so crucial that you need to access in at least the violation of the corporate policy if not 
the law? If it is so crucial than the business should be able to setup a host outside the network that does not matter. 
Business risk and cost v business justification.
 
Bypassing the proxy will also bypass anti-virus, anti-trojan etc processes.
 
Regards,
Craig

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: alan [mailto:alan () clueserver org] 
        Sent: Wed 14/06/2006 9:16 AM 
        To: Craig Wright 
        Cc: Hubert Seiwert; gimeshell () web de; pen-test () securityfocus com 
        Subject: RE: bypassing employer's proxy to surf anonymously
        
        
        On Wed, 14 Jun 2006, Craig Wright wrote:
        
        >
        > Or to put my comment in again as I have on this topic numerous times over the years as it pops up.
        >
        > Maybe the question should be rephrased from "how do I bypass the employer's proxy to surf anonymously?" to:
        
        [Snip authoritarian answers]
        
        How do I get my work done when the braindead censorbot blocks arbitrary
        connections?
        
        And yes, I have left companies because I disliked their net policies.  (My
        choice, not theirs.)
        


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