Re: Block or Limit Skype using IPS

From: Basel Al Sharif (basel.sharif@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2008 - 10:52:21 ART

the best solution to limit or block such applications is Cisco Service
Control Engine.

it is very good box for DPI. in UAE they are using this to limit P2P and
VOIP.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps7045/ps6129/ps6133/ps6150/prod_white_paper0900aecd8023500d_ps6151_Products_White_Paper.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps7045/ps6129/ps6133/ps6151/prod_white_paper0900aecd802b0756.html

2 boxes available from Cisco 2020 which is for service providers and 1010 is
more for enterprises and Data Centers.

Regards,
Basel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Brunner" <joe@affirmedsystems.com>
To: "'Muhammad Nasim'" <muhammad.nasim@gmail.com>; "'Cisco certification'"
<security@groupstudy.com>; "'Cisco certification'" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:23 PM
Subject: RE: Block or Limit Skype using IPS

> No. Skype is too smart.
>
> You need something like the LATEST BLUECOAT or VERSO box to do this...
>
> Perhaps some of your colleagues know how they block it UAE. I hear ALL
> voip
> is successfully blocked there?
>
> A better option is a MS Active Directory group policy limiting what apps
> can
> run on the desktop, etc.
>
> -Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Muhammad Nasim
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 7:47 AM
> To: Cisco certification; Cisco certification
> Subject: Block or Limit Skype using IPS
>
> Dear All,
>
> I want to know can we block or limit SKYPE using Cisco IPS (6.x) or Mcafee
> IPS (4.1).?
>
> Any inputs/info will be helful
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Muhammad Nasim
> Network Engineer
> Saudi Arabia
>
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