The agency violated state Internet security regulations when it left the page unprotected by not requiring registration, passwords or other security credentials, according to Office of Information Technology policy.
The “Sexy Babe” files and other questionable files were discovered on the website last week by a Dispatch reader, prompting ODNR to remove the materials and secure the page to limit the posting of files to authorized users.
The Web page is used to transfer large digital files from well-drilling companies to the Department of Natural Resources.
An agency spokeswoman said last week that they would begin requiring credentials for the file-sharing site.
Department of Administrative Services spokeswoman Beth Gianforcaro said the incident is thought to be the first in which pornography has been posted to the file-sharing Web page of a state agency.
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