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The Pentagon has warned staffers and contractors working for the Missile Defense Agency to stop using government computers and networks to surf the web looking at porn. The announcement came from the Missile Defense Agency's executive director John James Jr.
James wrote in a recent memo that employees and contractors in recent months had been discovered "engaging in inappropriate use of the MDA network."
He wrote in the memo, "Specifically, there have been instances of employees and contractors accessing websites, or transmitting messages, containing pornographic or sexually explicit images." He continued, "These actions are not only unprofessional, they reflect time taken away from designated duties, are in clear violation of federal and DoD and regulations, consume network resources and can compromise the security of the network though the introduction of malware or malicious code."
According to James, any individuals identified for violating network usage rules would be referred for "appropriate" disciplinary action. He also noted that people surfing pornographic websites using government computers and networks face losing their security clearance and could be subject to both suspension and removal from federal service.
According to spokesman Rick Lehner, the memo was a response to "a few people downloading material from some websites that were known to have had virus and malware issues."
Bloomberg quotes an unnamed government cyber security specialist stating that many pornographic websites are infected with viruses and are not only used by criminals, but are often used by foreign intelligence services to gain access and harvest data from government and corporate networks. The cyber security specialist specifically called out Russia's intelligence service as being known to use pornographic websites to gain access to networks.
Source: Bloomberg
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