michaelmas

All the software VPNs are a nightmare. LightSpeed have offered suggestions, but none of them work. To be honest, I don’t think they know how to stop them. We had to block update.microsoft.com on our BYOD system as Hotspot Shield spoofs this address. They also use dynamic IP addresses, so you would be there for days blocking all the IP addresses, only for them to change again.. It is not just Hotspot Shield, there are hundreds of these things all designed to bypass any security and filtering you have in place. Our pupils change the VPN they use every few days to try and stay one step ahead of us. I just want a solution that stops them, but still allows Skype, etc so our overseas pupils can still contact home.

Hi, We use Lightspeed here and the pupils are restricted in what they can do and access by time of day and age. We have found that they are bypassing the system using “HotSpot Shield”. They have the app installed on their own personal device and when on the school BYOD wireless they then use this to bypass the security and filtering. We have tested on a device logged in as a pupil and Hotspot Shield ignores and bypasses all filtering. We have implemented all the settings recommended by Lightspeed, but still no joy in stopping this. Have you experienced problems with pupils using Hotspot shield on their personal devices to bypass the school filtering? How have to stopped it? Pupils are on the school internet connection via the BYOD wireless network but the filtering is applied to this network. Thanks.