Aspen to improve network security after hacking

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Forwarded from: steve <sholden () holly colostate edu>

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E843149%257E,00.html

Saturday, September 07, 2002 - ASPEN - The city of Aspen plans to
improve the security of its computer network after a Canadian man
accidentally hacked into the system through a file-sharing network
last week.

James Pocock of Toronto, Ontario, was searching the Kazaa file-sharing
network for a copy of "Austin Powers in Goldmember" when he found
himself viewing the entire contents of a city employee's computer hard
drive.

Network administrator Bernie Jungkind had installed the Kazaa
peer-to-peer program onto his computer the day before, unintentionally
allowing other users like Pocock to bypass the Aspen system's firewall
and access confidential information.

Pocock immediately sent an e-mail to Jungkind, as well as the mayor,
police chief and others, informing them of the details he had been
able to access, which included login names and passwords of the Aspen
Police Department.

The city has already changed all passwords, and will soon install a
new firewall.

Officials would not say what disciplinary action Jungkind might face,
but said he will remain in his current position.

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"Will someone please explain to me the logic that says we can trust
someone with a Boeing 747 in bad weather, but not with a Glock 9
millimeter?" - Senator Zell Miller



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