Messaging News - August 2008 - (Page 36) Foothill-De Anza Community College District Achieves Spam Catch Rate Above 99 Percent oothill-De Anza Community College District is one of the largest community college districts in the United States, providing credit classes for about 44,000 students per quarter. In addition, both of its colleges are active members of the League for Innovation in the Community College, a national consortium of leading two-year institutions. F The Challenge As an academic institution, Foothill-De Anza is committed to providing an open, consensus-building environment that ensures the free exchange of ideas. Therefore, the district needed to find a way to protect email users from spam, viruses and other email attacks without blocking their access to important information. “Our district has earned a national reputation for its innovative use of information technology in creating a dynamic learning environment for a diverse student body,” says Fred Sherman, vice chancellor and chief technology officer of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. “We envision a community where technology is current, integrated, secure, reliable and available anywhere at any time.” In January 2004, Foothill-De Anza installed a firewall to provide anti-spam and anti-virus protection. The firewall uses pattern-detecting software to identify suspect messages and at first performed fairly well, blocking 84 percent of spam and viruses. But after MAKING Real World Solutions from People in the Trenches THE CASE 36 MESSAGING NEWS AUGUST 2008
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