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Re: Enforce Virus Scanning software on home PCs

From: <SMiller(at)unimin.com>
Date: Fri May 30 2003 - 12:53:09 EDT

My experience is that attempting to use technology to solve "people problems" frequently does not prognosticate for success. I do not know of any way to accomplish what you ask that is not complicated. Is there a corporate policy stating that only company-provided computers may be used to connect to corporate networks? If not there should be. Absent a policy, I would write a memo explaining the risks to your boss and top executive management that states that the security of the network cannot be guaranteed under the circumstances. That's CYA and I do not like it, but sometimes such things are necessary:( Once you get the required support for disallowing employee owned computers from the network, you can concentrate on a] a fail-resistant program to ensure that the company-issued laptops are kept compliant and up to date, and b] an authentication method to be sure that the computer requesting connection is one of the tested laptops. There are any number of ways to do b]

Scott Miller

                                                                                                                           
                      Craig                                                                                                
                      Brauckmiller             To:       security-basics@securityfocus.com                                 
                                        Subject:  Enforce Virus Scanning software on home PCs                       
                                                                                                                           
                      05/28/2003 09:53                                                                                     
                      PM

Our company is in the grips of an issue we wish we didn't have to deal

with. Our VPs insist on using their own home PCs despite the fact that we

give them corporate laptops.

We want to prevent users from connecting to the corporate LAN if they

don't have a personal firewall installed as well as an up to date virus

Do you need help?