IM Content Filtering

[Dale Perkel]

Hi,

 

Does anyone know of or use some sort of content filtering software or service to manage their IM within their organization, specifically MSN? I’m looking for something that can detect specific words and phrases, report on them and track general usage. I really don’t want to see every conversation that anyone has but if the person were to use a specific word then I’d like it to alert and track that conversation.

 

I know there may be some legal ramifications, I’m merely investigating the feasibility at this stage.

 

Thanks

Dale

 

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[Barry Irwin]

at a somewhat cruder level there is ngrep and libngrep ...

Andy Dalrymple (ZA) wrote:
> Bluecoat.
>
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> *From:* Whiteha...@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:Whiteha...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Dale Perkel
> *Sent:* 22 June 2007 12:30 PM
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> *Subject:* [WhitehatAfrica] IM Content Filtering

>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know of or use some sort of content filtering software or
> service to manage their IM within their organization, specifically
> MSN? I'm looking for something that can detect specific words and
> phrases, report on them and track general usage. I really don't want
> to see every conversation that anyone has but if the person were to
> use a specific word then I'd like it to alert and track that conversation.
>
> I know there may be some legal ramifications, I'm merely investigating
> the feasibility at this stage.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dale
>
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[Rudi Kramer]

There is a unix/linux application called IMHear which can sniff MSN
traffic. Seems like the original site is down but I built the
application using the FreeBSD ports collection

Your users can circuvent any sort off sniffing if they use a
encryption application like Secway though

Rudi

[Craig Geel (ZA)]

www.bluecoat.com A good place to start for management of all user traffic

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dale Perkel" <DPe...@multichoice.co.za>
To: "Whiteha...@googlegroups.com" <Whiteha...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: 2007/06/22 12:29 PM
Subject: [WhitehatAfrica] IM Content Filtering

Hi,

Does anyone know of or use some sort of content filtering software or
service to manage their IM within their organization, specifically MSN?
I'm looking for something that can detect specific words and phrases,
report on them and track general usage. I really don't want to see every
conversation that anyone has but if the person were to use a specific
word then I'd like it to alert and track that conversation.

I know there may be some legal ramifications, I'm merely investigating
the feasibility at this stage.

Thanks

Dale

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[belthazar]

http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=1617

On 6/22/2007, "Dale Perkel" <DPe...@multichoice.co.za> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>
>
>Does anyone know of or use some sort of content filtering software or
>service to manage their IM within their organization, specifically MSN?
>I'm looking for something that can detect specific words and phrases,
>report on them and track general usage. I really don't want to see every
>conversation that anyone has but if the person were to use a specific
>word then I'd like it to alert and track that conversation.
>
>
>
>I know there may be some legal ramifications, I'm merely investigating
>the feasibility at this stage.
>
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Dale
>
>
>
>

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>Everything in this e-mail and attachments relating to the official business of MultiChoice Africa is proprietary to
>the company. Any view or opinion expressed in this message may be the view of the individual and should not automatically
>be ascribed to the company. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or
>copy this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email, facsimile
>or telephone and destroy the original message.

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[Martin Potgieter]

Dale Perkel wrote:

Hi,

 

Does anyone know of or use some sort of content filtering software or service to manage their IM within their organization, specifically MSN? I’m looking for something that can detect specific words and phrases, report on them and track general usage. I really don’t want to see every conversation that anyone has but if the person were to use a specific word then I’d like it to alert and track that conversation.

Facetime

http://www.facetime.com/solutions/security.aspx

[Frans Sauermann]

<plug>
We distribute Infowatch (www.infowatch.com) - it gives you the ability
to monitor and block outgoing HTTP traffic (e.g. unencrypted POST
instructions used by IM clients), as well as a lot of other
information leakage functionality. Give me a call on my private email
if you are interested?
</plug>

As for legal ramifications: I think in the aggregate, it is not a
problem; but you have to get signatures from staff members that allow
you to do this on per-staffmember, according to RICA.