Submission + - Security analyst for Sandia wins lawsuit
DeQuincey writes: The Register is reporting that Shawn Carpenter, the security analyst at Sandia National Laboratories who was fired for investigating attacks on SNL, has been awarded $4.7 Million.
Carpenter investigated the attacks, dubbed "Titan Rain," despite his employer's refusal to approve the action. He contacted the FBI about the attacks and they were aware of this activities. Despite this, Sandia didn't take it lightly and terminated his employment.