We don't allow IM and block it at the ISA server. Sean Rector, MCSE
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: IM raises its ugly head again... Anyone out there care to share their policy and (very) general implementation info on IM and personal video conferencing usage? Does your company, for instance, allow users to install and use any of the major consumer IM/video apps and communicate directly to the major public IM/video providers such as MSN, AOL, Yahoo! and Google? If your company does allow it, what does the company consider to be the cost/benefit tradeoff WRT security and not using a centralized IM/video server with gateways to public IM/video services? Also, what security concerns were looked at before implementation and what measures, if any, were taken to mitigate them? If direct access to public IM/video services isn't allowed, is an IM/video service provided for business purposes, and if so, what are you using - MSFT OCS, or Openfire, or something else? If you can't comment on-list, but don't mind doing so off-list, I'd certainly appreciate it. Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ Virginia Opera's 35th Anniversary Season The One You Love Celebrate with a 2009-2010 subscription: La Bohème | The Daughter of the Regiment | Don Giovanni | Porgy and BessSM Visit us online at www.VaOpera.org or call 1-866-OPERA-VA The vision of Virginia Opera is to enrich lives through the powerful integration of music, voice and human drama. This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). Unless otherwise specified, persons unnamed as recipients may not read, distribute, copy or alter this e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed in this e-mail belong to the author and may not necessarily represent those of Virginia Opera. Although precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present, Virginia Opera cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the use of this e-mail or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
