Managing Torrents
A Torrent or BitTorrent is a common way of downloading and sharing files, particularly large files, such as audio albums, videos, TV series and other content categories that organisations responsible for safeguarding should control.
Some organisations use Torrent technology to distribute large software release files more quickly, or speed up legitimate video on demand delivery, however the vast majority of the real world use is the sharing and download of pirate video, age inappropriate content, audio and cracked software releases which may also contain malware.
Most modern firewalls contain application controls to block this type traffic and content classification controls for the websites that index torrent information making it possible for users to select and download content. These controls are only effective if properly enforced by strong management of DNS, VPN and Proxy blocking, a rigorous firewall policy, and additional data from external sources to assist with those controls
Torrent traffic may also be routed via a commercial VPN to obfuscate its use and to prevent detection of unlawful copyrighted material downloads.
Our products:
- We provide dynamic lists of IP address (SAAS for EDLs) and domain data for deployment on firewalls, DNS servers and other infrastructure to block access to commercial VPN’s.
- We provide dynamic lists of IP address data to identify the source IP addresses of commercial VPN providers.
- We provide dynamic lists of data to detect and block other applications and services, block TOR, and proxy services.
- We process firewall and other logs to detect commercial VPN, Tor, Proxy and other anomolous use.
- We provide information and consulting services to assist organisations adopt and implement clear policies with respect to blocking undesirable applications and technologies and assist their infrastructure in being more effective with the application of policy rules and data services.