Security Best Practice: Blocking Kazaa
| Check Point Reference: | SBP-2009-24 | |
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| Source: | IPS Research Center | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Kazaa users | ||
| Vulnerability Description Kazaa is a popular peer to peer file sharing application using the FastTrack protocol. Kazaa is commonly used to exchange MP3 music files over the Internet. However it can also be used to exchange other file types, such as videos, applications, and documents. The use of Kazaa may circumvent the organizational security policy. |
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Vulnerability Details Peer to peer Internet traffic, such as Kazaa, slows critical business applications on corporate networks. It lowers employee productivity as they take time away from their work to download music and videos. This sort of traffic also significantly increases companies Internet communication costs and requires them to purchase additional bandwidth. |
Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the Kazaa peer to peer application. The protection is able to detect peer to peer traffic regardless of the TCP port that is being used to initiate the peer to peer session.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.