2022-66177 [Amber McElroy; Johnny Lam]
PDFHello,
I have a request from Crown Counsel in regards to our VPD Firewall. On May 16th I conducted an interview in Room 333 of our Annex location. At approximately 1415-1430 hours the suspect asked me to pull up a website on the neighbouring computer in the attached monitor room and I was unable to access it. It was like it was blocked due to our firewall. Would there be a record of this attempt? I believe that it was blocked by our firewall.
This is Crown Counsel's request:
A request by Mr. Fox for:
-"computer firewall rules which were in effect within the VPD's internal computer network at 236 E Cordova St, Vancouver, which could have affected the ability of computers on that network to access a website potentially located at "desicapuano.com" on 2022-05-16."; and
-"computer firewall access logs for the VPD's internal computer network at 236 E Cordova St, Vancouver, Relating to any attempts to access any website at "desicapuano.com" on 2022-05- 16."
Could you confirm whether or not what Mr. Fox describes exists?
And if it does exist, can you ensure that the relevant rules and/or logs are not deleted while his disclosure request is still outstanding?
Thank you in advance,
Amber
Special Investigations Section
Domestic Violence & Criminal Harrassment Unit
VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
3585 Graveley Street | Vancouver BC | V5K 5J5
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Hi Amber,
I've reviewed the logs during that time frame and there is limited info in regards to the site "desicapuano.com" however I can confirm for your level of internet access, it does not include "desicapuano.com" and will be blocked by our proxy rules. Proxy is a different security appliance than a firewall but functions similarly.
Attached is the logs for "desicapuano.com" during that timeframe. Below are some key info to help decipher the logs.
Johnny Lam | CISSP, CCNP
Manager, Infrastructure and Client Support
Information and Communications Technology Section
VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT | Beyond the Call
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