[27494] in resnet
Re: Switching to Security Essentials
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cal Frye)
Tue Mar 27 17:08:53 2012
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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:08:42 -0400
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From: Cal Frye <cjf@calfrye.com>
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We had been mentioning ClamAV, but we now have a site license for Intego
VirusBarrier. Be warned; out of the box it's a bit overagressive. You
might want to develop a profile or a set of instructions on how to best
configure it for your campus.
If the "antivandal" component, for instance, sees too many probes from
your NAC, it will block that address, which often leads to mysterious
broken systems ;-)
I fully agree, however, that to suggest Macs don't need protection is,
um, unwise. Intego has caught instances of DNS changer infections as
well as the unprotected SSH server ("I didn't turn that on!") with no
password, etc. Your milage may certainly vary.
On 3/27/12 5:00 PM, Bruce Eisenhard wrote:
>
> For those schools who did switch to Security Essentials I was wondering what
> kind of recommendations do you give to your Mac users?
>
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Best Regards,
-- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College
Mudd Library, x.56930 -- CIT will NEVER ask you for your password!
www.calfrye.com, www.oberlin.edu/cit/
"One of the salient features of our culture is that there is so much
bullshit." -- Harry G. Frankfort.
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