(A) Employees may not, without their department head’s authorization, upload, download or otherwise access and/or transmit copyrighted, trademarked or patented material, trade secrets or confidential, private or proprietary information or materials. Employees may not upload, download or otherwise transmit any illegal information or materials. Employees may not use the county’s electronic communication systems to gain unauthorized access to remote computers or other systems or to damage, alter or disrupt the computers or systems in any way, nor may employees, without authorization from their department head, use someone else’s code or password or disclose anyone’s code or password including their own. Passwords can be released to Information Technology technicians for problem solving.
(B) It is a violation of this policy for employees to intentionally intercept, eavesdrop, record or alter another person’s internet and e-mail messages. Employees may not enable unauthorized individuals to have access to or use the county’s electronic communication systems, or otherwise permit any use which would jeopardize the security of the county’s electronic communication systems.
(C) Employees must use their real names when sending e-mail messages or other electronic communications and may not misrepresent, obscure or in any way attempt to subvert the information necessary to identify the real person responsible for the electronic communication. Likewise, using another users account or login ID constitutes a violation of this policy.
(1980 Code, § 36.74) (Res. 01-164, passed 4-19-2001)