[FYI] And all of them agree that once it's found, it needs to be reported to police

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/1584551

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February 14, 2003 

Analysts: Child Porn Hidden on Corporate Networks  

By Sharon Gaudin  

Child pornography is hidden on virtually every large corporate 
network, according to security experts.  

While it's common to hear stories of workers being fired for 
downloading pornographic images onto their systems, and it's even 
more common to hear people complain of pornographic spam, industry 
watchers say the problem goes even further. Child pornography -- 
explicit images and text dealing with underage children -- can be 
easily found on nearly every large network -- be it corporate, 
academic or government.  

[...]

Security and law enforcement experts have differing opinions on 
whether or not a company is held liable for illegal content sitting 
on its network. Some say if company executives don't know it's there, 
they're not responsible for it. Others disagree. Most say IT managers 
need to go looking for it. And all of them agree that once it's 
found, it needs to be reported to police.  

[...]

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