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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 10205
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 3:37 pm: | 
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Is it common for corporations to block Flash used in web sites? |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3629
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 3:39 pm: |
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Not at all common from what I've seen. |
Glock 17
Citizen
Username: Glock17
Post Number: 1553
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 3:40 pm: |
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YEah because flash can easily be used as a way to drop viruses on a computer...
*begins looking for the list of links and articles* |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3630
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 3:57 pm: |
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I haven't seen Flash blocked at my clients, which include lots of financial services companies, known for blocking anything that might look like it could waste time during the day, let alone cause harm to their networks.
I can't speak for technology companies, though. |
Hillsider
Supporter
Username: Hillsider
Post Number: 90
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 4:20 pm: |
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Flas is not blocked, but upgrading the version of Flas or any other app is...
So if the user has v6.0 installed and you require Flash 7 (or whatever) it wont work...
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Hillsider
Supporter
Username: Hillsider
Post Number: 91
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 4:20 pm: |
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Flash is not blocked, but upgrading the version of Flash or any other app is...
So if the user has v6.0 installed and you require Flash 7 (or whatever) it wont work...
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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 10206
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 4:35 pm: |
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Thanks, this is useful. |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3632
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 4:39 pm: |
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Actually, I have seen that as well. Usually in conjunction with locking down a PC so that no software can be installed by the user directly, only through an admin account. That includes things like browser toolbars, add-ins etc.
Strangely, the couple of clients I've seen that do this include flash as part of their standard image, and include flash in their promotional packages. |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 5325
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 5:26 pm: |
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So many corporations are using Flash on their public web sites now, it would be counterproductive for them to block it from their internal people. |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 10207
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 5:36 pm: |
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Tom,
the irony is the Flash being used (per their request) *is* on their home page  |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 5328
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 11:00 pm: |
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I wonder how they know if it hasn't been hacked? |
LazyDog
Citizen
Username: Lazydog
Post Number: 333
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 8:25 pm: |
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Dave, a nbr of orgs do use Flash for their coporate sites, but only on servers in a DMZ. Ports to the internal side are blocked. Usually, any emails with embedded Flash are stripped prior to getting to the coporations own email servers. This is because most large companies use external email vendors that provide spam/virus/ etc protection. |
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