Figuring out Filtering

Figuring out filtering: can we protect and serve? : 

Figuring out filtering: can we protect and serve? Ramesh Kapoor – Chief Information Officer Bill Johnsen – Director, Instructional Technology Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Security RFPInternet Content Filtering Requirements : 

Security RFPInternet Content Filtering Requirements Filter all traffic (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc.) Filter non-standard ports Block HTTP exploits Block spyware, keyloggers, adware, malware, etc. Block external proxies and other anonymizers Scan FTP/HTTP downloads Scan Active X Intrusion prevention Bandwidth shaping URL filtering (based on list) Dynamic content filtering

Solution Selected : 

Solution Selected ContentKeeper Implemented August, 2007 Provided for different levels of filtering for different Active Directory groups URL filtering Blocks uncategorized sites Dynamic content inspection and filtering File types Key words Detects new proxy servers/tunneling

Implementation Lessons : 

Implementation Lessons Vendor classification of sites What appeared appropriately blocked was too restrictive Difficulty with new “social” sites Realized centrally how much Internet was used for authentic instruction Streamlined the request for unblocking process Audit sites that are unblocked Need to carefully consider amount of filtering for staff productivity

The Balance : 

The Balance Student Safety, legal requirements, and network security The “old” Web 1.0

The Balance : 

The Balance Student Safety, legal requirements, and network security Web 2.0 The Millennials 21st Century Learner Social Networking Wikis Blogs RSS Chat Video Content creation Collaboration And on, and on