A Myspace Lockdown - Is It Possible?

Raxxon asks: "We (my business partner and I) were asked by a local company to help 'tighten up' their security. After looking at a few things we ran some options by the owner and he asked that we attempt to block access to MySpace. He cited reasons of wasted work time as well as some of the nightmare stories about spyware/viruses/etc. Work began and the more I dig into the subject the worse things look. You can block the 19 or 20 Class C Address Blocks that MySpace has, but then you get into problems of sites like "MySpace Bypass" and other such sites that allow you to bypass most of the filtering that's done. Other than becoming rather invasive (like installing Squid with customized screening setups) is there a way to effectively block MySpace from being accessed at a business? What about at home for those who would like to keep their kids off of it? If a dedicated web cache/proxy system is needed how do you prevent things like SSL enabled Proxy sites (denying MySpace but allowing any potentially 'legal' aspects)? In the end is it worth it compared to just adopting an Acceptable Use Policy that states that going to MySpace can lead to eventual dismissal from your job?"

Re:The 2nd best way is random incomplete blocking.

[montyzooooma]

I did something similar to this except I blocked all access to the internet and told everyone that a Myspace virus had crashed the server. Then I spent the afternoon sobbing in my office to make them feel really guilty.

Re:The 2nd best way is random incomplete blocking.

[triskaidekaphile]

Are you hiring? ;)

I mean, like, duh.

[0xdeadbeef]

is there a way to effectively block MySpace from being accessed at a business?

Stop hiring teenagers?

Re:The 2nd best way is random incomplete blocking.

[melikamp]

Bill Hicks put it best:

-Why aren't you working?
-'Cuz there's nothing to do.
-Why won't you pretend to be working then?
-Why won't YOU pretend that I am working? You are paid more than me, you fantasize.

If you wanna be really nasty...

[Anomolous Cowturd]

Sniff passwords for anyone that logs into Myspace then sabotage their accounts. Declare this policy a couple of days before it takes effect.

Re:The 2nd best way is random incomplete blocking.

[jhfry]

This is exactly the reason I started smoking.

I was in the US Air Force at the time... and sitting idle in our office was a sure way to be given some mundane task to perform... so one had to look busy, or be outside having a smoke break.

In my office, the average smoke break was somewhere near 1 hour as our job was hurry up and wait. (ground computer maintenance for an aircraft based radar platform called AWACS). We could see the planes land, and the crew head in for debrief, from the "smoke pit"... so we were always there when real work needed doing.

Re:The 2nd best way is random incomplete blocking.

[ad0gg]

Working for a .com, my company had a problem with people always checking fuckedcompany to see if we were on it, so the CTO resolved fuckedcompany.com to 127.0.0.1.