Re: [K12OSN] Traffic monitoring

["Michael Williams" <mwilliams haywood k12 nc us>]

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> One of the products I looked at (begrudgingly[1]) was a traffic
> monitoring and reporting solution from LightSpeed Systems. Basically, it
>  monitors all traffic in/outbound, and reports on what it deems
> inappropriate. This goes beyond web filtering, as it has the capacity to
>  look for inapppropriate content in instant messaging, e-mail (SMTP as
> well as web), p2p file sharing, etc. It's big plus is ease of use and
> nice reporting (anyone who has ever had to explain a squid log to a
> superintendent or HR director can understand the importance of this). If
>  you're interested in seeing an example of the reporting, you can check
> it out at <http://reports4.lightspeedsystems.com/>, assuming you have IE
>  since it requires it :( The price for the box and software would be
> $10K, with another $2K annually for maintenance - not cheap.
>


I looked at the work being done at http://lartc.org/ awhile back you might
want to take a look there.

Michael


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Michael Williams                   Haywood County Schools
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