Firewall Blocking Policy
This policy describes the strategy we use to block IP addresses from worldwide cyber security threats.
Purpose
ACS Technologies Group, Inc. ("ACST") has a responsibility to safeguard our systems. This policy describes the strategy we use to block IP addresses from worldwide cyber security threats.
Scope and Applicability
This policy applies to all ACST environments, including our client facing networks.
Policy
There are five (5) Regional Internet Registrars, a description of each region is described below.
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) covers the United States, Canada, several parts of the Caribbean region, and Antarctica.
African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) covers Africa.
Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre (LACNIC) covers Latin America and parts of the Caribbean region.
Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) covers Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring countries.
| Open | Blocked | Blocked with Exceptions |
| ARIN | AfriNIC | APNIC |
| LACNIC | RIPE NCC |
Current IP Restrictions by Environment
All Geo-IP country restrictions are handled by SonicWALL firewalls placed in various environments on each of our campuses. Our Greenville campus is the only exception as we rely on the IT staff at the Next! office solutions to manage these settings for us at our discretion.
To view which countries are allowed or blocked in each environment, please refer to this Google doc.