Blocking READ.AI for All Users and Devices

[Terri_Hawkins]

I want to block READ.AI for all users and devices behind our firewall. My plan is to put the rule at the top of our firewall policy so everything will be blocked, not just at my user inline rule where I have url filtering and applications.  

I have never created a custom application before, so I made one following one of the articles on here (I cannot find it now) which said I could just make a custom app and put in read.ai and *.read.ai (plus I added two IP addreses), and I gave it a category of articfical intelligence and high risk. But then I thought if I am not putting it in my inline rules could I just block them as objects and not create a custom application? 

I checked to see if there was an existing app object or updateable object and there was not. 

[the_rock · Accepted solution]

I always do it by simply adding custom site, say *read.ai* in this case, put in app control layer policy, install, done. The only reason why I see ask instead og block is because I have rule above to state that, but action can be adjusted to block for sure.

Andy

 

 

[Terri_Hawkins]

Thank you so much!

[the_rock]

Here comes my corny joke EVERYONE at work and beyond is sick of, but they secretly laugh... 😉

"For you, no charge...EXCEPT Iphone charge" - : )

Anywho, glad we can help!

Andy

[r1der]

Hi Andy, I'm assuming this needs https inspection. Is that correct? When I set it up the way you have it in your screenshot I just get the "Hmm...can't reach this page". I'm pretty sure its https inspection but just want to be sure.

Basically I'm trying to get a User Check page to come up when a user visits chatgpt or other AI services that isn't approved.

[emmap]

User Check can't work on HTTPS sites without Inspection, because the gateway can't send a redirect to the client PC.

[r1der]

Thank you for the confirmation.

[the_rock]

Or you can make it look goofy like I did in the lab lol

Andy