Security News > 2008 > June > Bowie IT employee resigns amid city network security breach

http://www.gazette.net/stories/062608/bowinew173015_32357.shtml By Andrea Noble Staff Writer Gazette.net June 26, 2008 A computer support specialist has resigned from Bowie city staff after a password recording program that was accessing one of the city's servers was found on his work computer, city officials said. Timothy Nagel resigned from his position in early June, confirmed Personnel Officer John Clinton. The "password sniffer" he allegedly used was detected during a routine network security sweep in late May, said Information Technology Director Robert Boller. The program collected and stored password information entered into the City Hall computers from one network server. Neither the network server that hosts the Bowie Police Department nor the Web server, where residents can pay bills online, were compromised, Boller said. "It was all internal," Boller said. "Our gateway to the public was not involved." However, all city staff were advised to change their city network and private account passwords. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com

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