From:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/444322.asp?0na=2205760-
Porn-gate
White House staffers caught downloading porn
By Lisa Napoli
� MSNBC
Aug. 10 � White House staffers have been downloading porn from
the Internet in the past several weeks, White House officials
acknowledged after a review of their server logs.
White House spokesman Jake Siewart said the offending
downloads were traced back to �a handful� of employees, and
reflected an �uptick� in porn surfing after other incidents that
occurred about a year ago.
�We punish people if we can ID them, but it�s difficult,�
he said. Those who were identified were either suspended or
reprimanded with warning letters put in their files, he said. One
person left the White House after the incident because he was
�humiliated,� Siewart said.
The news was first reported on Wednesday by
WorldNetDaily.com, a news Web site. The site reported that the
downloading occured in the West Wing and raised national security
issues, which the White House denied.
�The implication (in other reports) that this took place
in the West Wing or breached national security is untrue,�
Siewart said.
He also said that, despite the report�s claim that
�significant names� were among the offenders, the employees were
�no one you ever heard of.� The surfing took place mostly at
night.
NO PERSONAL USE
The White House has a strict �no personal use� policy
regarding computers and the Internet, and a number of systems are
in place to prevent people from violating that rule, Siewart
said.
When users log on at a White House terminal, they must
click through a message that says he or she agrees to not use the
computer for personal use.
As with many computers in office environments, a firewall
is in place which blocks a number of sites. �If I tried to log on
to my personal Hotmail account from the Web, I couldn�t,� Siewart
said. �I couldn�t download an MP3 file from Napster.� Siewart
said the firewall was also installed as a security measure, to
help prevent problems with viruses that are spread through
e-mail.
The White House put in place additional downloading
restrictions about a year ago after learning that a number of
employees had been downloading porn around that time. Employees
must now also adhere to a �strict no photo policy,� meaning that
sending any photos � even baby pictures � is forbidden. �Our
firewalls now delete any attachment,� said Siewart.
�We regularly change and modify our security and
firewall,� Siewart said. �That�s just the nature of
cybersecurity. As you discover more sites people are using, we
essentially block more sites. It�s ongoing work.�
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