Proxy Sites Offer Secret Passage to Myspace

JafSquared writes "As sites like MySpace.com gain popularity in young adults, schools all over are finding that taking measures to keep kids blocked out of these websites is becoming increasingly difficult. As this hype continues, proxy servers such as "Box of Prox" are springing up like wildfire. While system admins furiously work to diminish the strain placed on their school's local networks from sites like MySpace, these proxy sites are enabling easy access to restricted areas. However, schools aren't the only places that are feeling the heat. Proxies have also been becoming a bit of a complication in the workplace. To the more advanced user, the proxy server can become a tool for malicious intent as this article, delivering an anecdote with the termination of an employee, so poignantly details."

Comments

Re:Why I plan to homeschool my kids

[19thNervousBreakdown]

A majority of the benefit of going to school is the social integration. If you think you've found a way around that, you're wrong. I'm sure there is a way around it, but you haven't found it.

Re:MySpace not just for kids

[Bios_Hakr]

The answer to your problem is quite simple. Every morning, print out a report of the internal IP address that accessed the most content over 80 and 443. Figure out who the workstation belongs to. Go to his desk with his boss, security, and a HR goon. Tell him to get up and leave.

After about 3 days of this, someone getting fired every day for violation of our policy, web traffic absolutely died.

If you have a problem with shared computers, install a webcam. Set it up so that the webcam takes a snap every 5 minutes with a proper date/time stamp at the bottom. When you get your logs, open up the webcam shots and see who was on the PC.