Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC)

[jdoyle]

a press release from yesterday that touches on the subject

 

New e-safety helpline for professionals

[GrumbleDook]

No problem with that answer! So many of us are in schools we tend to assume that anyone posting has hoardes of teenagers trying to get on facebook when they should be studying!

 

When you post, mention your business type so we can give you a better-taylored answer!

 

Schools and government depts are similar, BUT employees are mindful of their pay packets and are usually more careful!

 

Ignore all the stuff about safeguarding... the bit about using their own wifi might be a problem to you and potentially data protection. With school staff, and potentially yours, hardware that goes off site has to be encrypted. You really couldn't enforce this with home computers.

 

Enforcing a minimum standard for anti virus is big headache too.

 

With adults you can always take the approach of monitor and log, but do not filter. If it is also tied in with training to raise professional standards (the same way you tie safeguarding in with classroom management and behaviour training) you can allow people to use the internet, still give that element of trust, but have it backed up with policies which cover professional conduct, disciplinary procedures and even dismissal. It might also be worth talking with the local unions and the local community to get agreements about how it can operate. People tend to prefer something done with them, that having something done to them.

[localzuk]

Ok, as this isn't for kids, I'd be looking at using some form of NAP. That way, the machines have to follow a policy to ensure they are secure and up to date with things like anti-virus and the like.

 

So, to use the system, the staff connect to your system via the network their machines are checked against policies and then if they pass they can then access the citrix system.

[enjay]

With adults you can always take the approach of monitor and log, but do not filter.

Of course to some extent we should also do that with children - filtering sites in school doesn't prevent them accessing the same sites from home, so we also need to instruct them on appropriate use of the Internet, appropriate responses to things you don't like (like that little dolphin for primary kids, what's that called?) and how to protect yourself online - have a look on Facebook for the pupils of your school, and you'll be worried by how many have public walls, etc.

[Mr.Ben]

Of course to some extent we should also do that with children - filtering sites in school doesn't prevent them accessing the same sites from home, so we also need to instruct them on appropriate use of the Internet, appropriate responses to things you don't like (like that little dolphin for primary kids, what's that called?) and how to protect yourself online - have a look on Facebook for the pupils of your school, and you'll be worried by how many have public walls, etc.

 

Hector?

[enjay]

Yes, that's him. Glad someone could work out what I was on about!