[WEB4LIB] Re: security programs

[Marty Williams]

I can see where a 'must have' conflict can over-ride the usage of an
after-market program, but as I user of Everybody's Menu Builder I can't but
praise the ability of many of these 'security' programs to gather very
useful statistics. To compare the number of times an 'Encarta' button vs. a
'Brittanica' button has been pressed over a period helps a lot with
determining which product to maintain subscriptions to.

Marty
-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle Harriss <kharriss at d.umn.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 6:47 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: security programs


>Advocating the abandonment of aftermarket "security"
>programs:
>
>Just before reading Deanne's post, I read one from Paul Dean
>who was trying to troubleshoot a configuration problem between
>a security program and other software he was adding.
>
>We have taken a different route, and have never had cause
>to look back.
>
>a. We dumped our security software.  (Which was conflicting
>   with a "must have" piece of software.)
>
>b. We now lock down our PCs "more or less" with the built
>   in policy editor in Windows95.
>
>c. We set up our PCs so that all of them rebuild
>   to a standard hard disk configuration at bootup.  They
>   also can be rebuilt on demand.
>
>   The rebuild restores missing files, deletes files that
>   shouldn't be there, replaces files that have changed,
>   and does the same for Win95 registry keys.
>
>No more conflicts between our security software and the
>applications we want to install for public use!
>
>Essentially all calls to "fix" broken PCs involve
>hardware failures.
>
>If someone uses a web browser to change a PCs wallpaper,
>a simple reboot (or a click on the "rebuild" command we
>placed in the Win95 StartMenu) fixes it.
>
>When we set up new software on a PC, we propagate it
>to all the others by copying the hard drive contents and
>registry settings of the first PC onto our network server.
>When the other PCs rebuild, they have the new setup.
>
>It took a while to figure it out, but now I am really
>impressed by the software that allows us to do this!
>PCRdist from www.pyzzo.com.
>
>=======================================================
>Kyle Harriss       voice: (218) 726-6546
>UMD Library       email: kharriss at d.umn.edu
>10 University Drive
>Duluth,  MN  55812
>
>On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Luck, Deanne wrote:
>
>> I'm preparing for a presentation on securing public access computers in
>> which I'll briefly describe the commercial programs available for this
>> purpose.  I'm interested in knowing if anyone uses (and likes) programs
>> other than those listed below.
>>
>> CybraryN http://www.cbdusa.com/
>> WINselect KIOSK and POLICY  http://www.winselect.com/
>> Bardon's WinU and Full Control http://www.bardon.com/
>> CARL's Everybody's MenuBuilder http://www.carl.org/pubaccess/mb1.html
>> FoolProof  http://www.smartstuff.com/
>> Fortres Grand's Fortres 101 and Cooler http://www.fortres.com/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> DeAnne Luck
>> Electronic Resources Librarian
>> Austin Peay State University
>> LuckDL at apsu.edu
>>
>