John, how did you do this GPO? I have a couple of users acting like kids and I am not up on GPO's as much as I need to be.
Jon On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We just use a GPO block all executables outside of C:\Program Files except > for specific apps. So anything that a user drops on their desktop, My > Documents, etc. can't be run. > > We only do this for our students currently, though. We don't block > executables for employees. > > Obviously, Google didn't invent dropping apps in non-standard folders. But > that's moot; it's still the wrong thing to do because (A.) standards are > standards for a reason and (B.) the main purpose of doing it appears to be > to get around enterprise security policies. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 3:43 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Google Chrome plays outside of Vista Security Zones > > Very true. What we need now is a mechanism for stopping the user from > running apps outside of the security zones. > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Mike Gill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The non-standard location part is kind of a normal thing nowadays isn't > it? > > I mean with portableapps.com and thumb drives and all. Chrome certainly > > shouldn't get the credit for inventing that. > > > > -- > > Mike Gill > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:12 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Google Chrome plays outside of Vista Security Zones > > > > Which is why we've migrated towards using GPO to block all unknown > > executables. > > > > Thanks, Google, for trying to help users bypass their corporate security > > structure by putting your app in a non-standard location. That's very > > responsible of you. > > > > > > > > John Hornbuckle > > MIS Department > > Taylor County School District > > 318 North Clark Street > > Perry, FL 32347 > > > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > -- > ME2 > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
