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SHARON NELSON AND JOHN SIMEK ARE QUOTED IN THE WASHINGTON TIMES

May 27, 2014

Ms. Nelson and Mr. Simek are quoted in the article titled, “Sex-obsessed bureaucrats threaten nation’s security with porn-surfing habits” of the May 11th edition of The Washington Times.  

Federal government workers are spending valuable time visiting dating web sites and viewing pornography while “on the clock”.  These porn sites pose a serious security risk to multiple agencies of the government.  The GSA, the Treasury Department, the Postal Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other agencies have all had investigations into employees viewing pornography.  Recently, congressional lawmakers heard about an EPA official, that is still employed, who spent up to six hours a day looking at porn.

Sharon Nelson says, “It’s a big problem everywhere”.

The risk to the government is that the cybercriminals are interested in spreading viruses that can attack servers and even send mass messages via e-mail to other members within the agency.  Ms. Nelson also said, “If they give away free porn and they can inject malware, they can make a lot more money from the information they derive.”

John Simek, a computer forensics analyst, said a basic technique to block pornography in the workplace bans certain sites, but using a proxy server is an easy way to circumvent the technique.

Many subjects told investigators that they did their work but “…use the computer for personal use to pass the time.”

To read the entire article click on The Washington Times.