Re: Filtering outgoing email [MESSAGE NOT SCANNED]

["McClenon, Braden" <mcclenbw () ONEONTA EDU>]

Just out of curiosity, since I've considered proposing outbound scanning
with our Barracuda.  If the phishing message got through the Barracuda
when coming inbound, what makes you feel confident it will catch it, or
a reply to it, outbound?  This is why I always figured we'd need a
different solution to monitor outbound traffic. 

Brady McClenon
Senior Server Administrator
SUNY Oneonta
607-436-3203


> -----Original Message-----
> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Seitz
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:00 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Filtering outgoing email [MESSAGE NOT SCANNED]
>
> We use a Barracuda appliance for both incoming and outgoing email. On
> the
> outgoing side it looks for scams, bulk mail, and malware. It also
scans
> the
> text of each message looking for SSN's and blocks those and alerts the
> helpdesk so that they may take corrective action with the user. Repeat
> offenders get a pleasant call from me. I don't know that I'd call this
> an
> inexpensive solution, but it has been quite effective and reliable -
> far
> more reliable than their web content filter.
>
>
>
> Charles A. Seitz
> Senior Security Analyst
> University of Tennessee Information Security Office
> Martin Campus
> cseitz () tennessee edu
> (731) 881-7966
>
>
>
> On 6/23/09 7:00 AM, "Kellogg, Brian D." <bkellogg () SBU EDU> wrote:
>
> > We've been the victim of a phishing scam that made it through our
> > incoming spam filter.  The phisher used the compromised accounts to
> send
> > spam via Outlook Web Access.  Just wondering what
> inexpensive/reliable
> > methods others are using to filter outbound email and catch any
> accounts
> > showing a huge volume of outbound spam.  Thanks...
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Brian Kellogg
> > Network Services Manager
> > St. Bonaventure University
> > 716-375-4092