Remote Server Access

[john_appleby]

I've been using a RAS (Citrix server) for remote access to my work files for the past few days. Having no problems and and it works great.

However yesterday, out of work time, i was on checking emails and decided to browse some download sites, torrents specifically and I downloaded one or two albums.

What risk am I at in doing this, or even dare i say looking at adult sites, forums with possibly offensive language etc?

I work for quite a large company and theres a huge emphasis on IT security and Netequitte. Even if im browsing these files in my own time, is it dangerous to be doing so whilst i have any RAS actively open?

Thanks for your help in advance.

[z1p]

Are you browsing through the RAS server?
Figure everything you do through and on the RAS server is seen by your company.

[renegade600]

anytime you authorize a computer to download something, you are giving it permission to bypass yours/the companies firewall. You are at risk, imo, you really need to check with the policies of the company because, even it is on your own time, it is still using their computers. You can lose your job over it in addition to compromising your companies computers security. Alot of viruses, keyloggers and such masqarade as files and such in the torrent world. Do it at your own risk. Especially since they do have the ability to legally log every action you do, including reading email from your personal webmail accounts as you open them.

[john_appleby]

I wasnt browsing through the IE on the RAS server - however the connection was still open. If I have a program, say a java based MS Word using their software (so there is a connection established), and I'm using my own IE on my PC to browse the internet, can they monitor this?

[degsy]

If you are connecting to them then no.
The connection is confined to that program.

If you ran remote connection/vnc server software on your PC and they logged into your PC then they would see what was happening on your PC.