Description of quarantine
At times, it becomes necessary to isolate a computer from the campus network in order to protect the integrity of the network and/or the institution. One situation where this becomes necessary arises from use of a computer to conduct illegal activities or activities that violate university policy; another arises from a computer generating network traffic that adversely impacts the performance of the network. Network quarantine is the mechanism employed by ITS to isolate offending computers from the campus network until these kinds of problems can be rectified.
Quarantine
All network communication is disabled. Additionally, the network port to which the offending computer is connected may be disabled. No network communication is possible. Users will get an informational email from Information Security about the reason for the quarantine whenever possible.
Any malicious programs or activity will need to be terminated on your device before it is allowed back on to the MSU network.
If your device or port has been quarantined, please click here to have it removed.