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When Sysadmins Go Bad

An anonymous reader writes "Here is a story about what can happen when you think you're being oh so clever. This sysadmin planted so-called logic bombs on the systems he was responsible for and then quit. He also tried to game the stock market, buying put options on his former company, hoping to cash in when the disaster he engineered struck. Who can companies trust if they're afraid that this kind of thing can happen? How can they prevent it?"

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  1. Sysadmins are the least of my worries by crivens · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Sysadmins are the least of my worries. I'm more worried about directors who screw up companies, or people who are brought in to manage the company whose only intention is to sell and make money. Yes B.L. that means you!