After two years, the curious case of Terry Childs concludes with a guilty verdict. But the ripples may be felt for quite some time by IT workers all over the country Hero or rogue? That was the question from the very start in the case of Terry Childs, the San Francisco network administrator who refused to give server passwords to a manager he believed had no authority over those servers. Our view is that Childs was right, and his punishment was a miscarriage of justice. You can follow the sad saga of Terry Childs from the chronology below, going from most to least recent. We’ve also highlighted key stories in the mini TOC at left and at the bottom of the story. Insult to injury: San Francisco wins $1.5M from Terry Childs It’s abundantly clear that San Francisco is making an example of Terry Childs. But for whom?… more The Terry Childs case: San Francisco is just as guilty The end of the Terry Childs saga is no less perplexing than the rest of the case: sad, unfair, and… more Network admin Terry Childs gets 4-year sentence Childs was convicted of criminal charges after refusing to hand over administrative passwords to… more Terry Childs is denied motion for retrial The former network administrator is expected to be sentenced Aug. 6 after several postponements… more Judge postpones sentencing of Terry Childs Former San Francisco administrator who shut down the city’s network for 10 days faces up to… more Terry Childs juror explains why he voted to convict Though Juror No. 4 had sympathy for Terry Childs, he says holding San Francisco’s network… more Rough justice for Terry Childs After two years, the curious case of Terry Childs concludes with a guilty verdict. But the ripples… more Update: Terry Childs found guilty The admin who kept San Francisco network passwords now faces a maximum of five years in prison… more Waiting for the Terry Childs verdict It’s been almost two years since Terry Childs’ odyssey began. Will justice be served?… more Fate of network admin Terry Childs now in jury’s hands Closing arguments conclude in the trial of the San Francisco network admin who was charged in July… more Slouching toward justice for Terry Childs Gavin Newsom testifies as the Terry Childs trial enters its second agonizing month… more Terry Childs: Another Christmas in jail As we head into the last few weeks of the decade, Terry Childs heads to trial — and prepares to… more Terry Childs: 15 months and counting Believe it or not, the “rogue” network admin hasn’t even gone to trial yet…. more How the Terry Childs case could harm password security Judge McCarthy may be redefining the term “user” — and that could make it harder for IT… more Terry Childs still faces one charge — one he shouldn’t face After 14 months in jail, Childs now stands accused of a single charge of violating a ‘denial… more A year after the Terry Childs case, privileged user problem grows Figuring out how to manage those who manage the network keys is crucial for security… more Terry Childs back in court Former network admin for city of San Francisco appeared for another hearing last week, after months… more Terry Childs: State of the case The wheels of justice are indeed turning slowly… more Quick update on the Terry Childs case The next hearing is delayed for another two weeks… more Accused rogue admin Terry Childs makes his case Former San Francisco network administrator insists he’ll keep fighting to prove his innocence… more Terry Childs: The jailhouse interview Thirty minutes with San Francisco’s most famous network administrator… more Laid-off IT workers, Terry Childs, and unexpected consequences In a time of corporate strife, keep a close eye on potential new threats… more Terry Childs motion for reduced bail denied — again Childs had another bail reduction hearing; his motion was denied, and he remains in jail on $5… more Terry Childs’ attorney withdraws from the case Terry Child’s attorney has withdrawn from the case, citing a conflict of interest… more Some observations on the next round of motions in the Terry Childs case The latest filing by the City of San Francisco in the Terry Childs matter features more technical… more No power outage in the Terry Childs case? An insider claims that the power outage that Terry Childs was accused of using to sabotage the San… more Quick update on the Terry Childs case It seems that the prosecution has requested more time to prepare their motion… more The Terry Childs case on pause, and an apparent new security issue for the city of San Francisco The city and Childs’ lawyer are in their respective corners, preparing for the upcoming trial… more Top 10: Security, Midori, and Terry Childs This week’s roundup of the top tech news stories includes patching the DNS flaw, the rogue SF… more Some reflections and a reader’s observations on the Terry Childs case My main concern on the Childs matter is that the case against Childs may be built around a profound… more A primer on the Terry Childs case for the non-technical Since I continue to read, see, and hear news stories on the Childs case that depart from reality, I… more Sorting out fact from fiction in the Terry Childs case San Francisco’s network-abuse claims raise more questions than answers… more The Terry Childs case in its own words Some documents from the public record of the Terry Childs v City of San Francisco case… more The Terry Childs case cacophony I’ve been reading some reports on the Childs’ case in the mainstream and IT media today,… more Terry Childs as a symbol Has the gap widened between what is asked of IT and what is humanly possible? Or is crossing that… more Terry Childs: Admin gone rogue San Francisco hunts for mystery device on city networkThe SF rogue admin Terry Childs installed a… more Another dissection of reports on the Terry Childs case In another San Francisco Chronicle article today, there are some quotes and summarizations from… more