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Security breach under scrutiny at the Clark County auditor's office
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Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:30:03 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.newsandtribune.com/clarkcounty/local_story_094202804.html By MATT KOESTERS News and Tribune April 04, 2009 Concerns over applications installed on a computer in the Clark County auditor’s office have prompted an internal investigation, but law enforcement officials have not been asked to get involved. Yet. In a Thursday e-mail obtained by The Evening News, Clark County government systems administrator Matt Dyer told the county commissioners he received a phone call Monday indicating that there were concerns about applications on one of the computers in the auditor’s office. Dyer said he believed the two programs — “Cain & Abel” and “LCP” — could be used to breach security and discover user passwords on the county network. “Due to the nature of these programs, this kind of activity cannot be tolerated and is illegal,” Dyer wrote. “If the administrator password is compromised, then that person would have full access to all county office computers and servers. “Due to the severity of this situation, and our liability if information protected by HIPAA laws and state laws becomes compromised, I have spoken with [Auditor] Keith Groth and have informed him on all the details, including the persons that may be involved.” [...]
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