Security News > 2010 > August > Seymour police beef up computer security in wake of breach

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/20/news/valley/doc4c6df71ec18f0675112063.txt By Lauren Garrison Register Staff newhavenregister.com August 20, 2010 SEYMOUR -- The Board of Police Commissioners acted Thursday to secure the Police Department’s computer system in the wake of an officer breaching the e-mail accounts of fellow officers. The board unanimously voted to spend about $3,000 on a Cisco firewall for security purposes, which Police Chief Michael Metzler said was “top of the line.” The board also unanimously approved the chief’s new policy on information technology use. The policy was discussed in executive session before the board voted on it publicly. (Read the full policy below.) “We’re gonna lock it all down,” Metzler said after the meeting. “People took some liberties they shouldn’t have been taking.” [...]

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