Lawrence Livermore security update. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) (Security Spotlight)

Security Management, September, 1994 by Harowitz, Shelly L.

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is tightening its security procedures in the wake of a report that an employee allowed outsiders unauthorized access to the facility's computer network. The security breach reportedly occurred because the employee had used his workstation to connect with a pornography ring through the Internet. The center, which conducts classified military research, will expand monitoring of data files and network traffic. However, it has stressed that all new security precautions will take into account privacy issues.

An incident in which an employee at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California allegedly used his desktop computer and his Internet connection at the lab to participate in a pornography ring is prompting security changes...

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