A former U.S. government security auditor has been sentenced to 10 months in jail and home confinement after pleading guilty to snooping on his supervisor’s computer.Kenneth Kwak of Chantilly, Va., pleaded guilty in March to gaining unauthorized access to a government computer. He faced a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a US$250,000 fine.In his plea, Kwak admitted to snooping on his supervisor’s files while working on securing U.S. Department of Education computer systems. Kwak then shared information on his supervisor’s e-mail and Internet habits with fellow workers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement Friday.The DoJ previously said there was no evidence that Kwak made any money from his actions. Kwak was sentenced to five months in prison, to be followed by five months home confinement. He was also ordered to pay $40,000 to the U.S. government and will serve a total of three years of supervised release.“The prosecution was part of the ‘zero tolerance policy’ recently adopted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office regarding intrusions into U.S. government computer systems,” the DoJ statement said. -Robert McMillan, IDG News ServiceCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO CIO CIO opinion Fortifying the bridge between tech and business in the C-suite To be considered a tech-forward company today, there has to be a focus on tech fluency across the C-suite, which creates a unique opportunity for CIOs to uplevel their roles and expand their footprint across the enterprise. By Diana Bersohn and Rachel Barton Dec 04, 2023 7 mins CIO CIO CIO brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe