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Don't Network Administrators Require Privacy?
An anonymous reader writes to tell us that Recently their company has decided to move the IT staff out of their offices to make room for the Service Department. The move has placed the IT staff in cubicles that all face inward and lack, obviously, the ability to lock their doors at night. This is, to them, an obvious breach in security and privacy for what may be sensitive network information. Have any other Slashdot readers dealt with this sort of problem before? If so, what specific information was best suited to rectify these security concerns?
Seriously, boo hoo. I don't mean to be a jerk, but BFD. Virtually every cubicle I've ever seen has drawers and cabinets that lock, and if you're a network admin you probably have a laptop anyways right? If you read your disaster recovery or even security plan (if you've got one) you'll probably find that all staff who have laptops are supposed to bring them home.
Could someone look over your shoulder? I guess... but there are people out there (like say, me, or employees at any other benefits outsourcing company) that have access to literally thousands or even millions of people's date of birth, SSN, etc etc. We get along just fine, so will you.
I mean, sucks you lost your office... I remember mine, it was nice.
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That's all it takes to secure it, provided your building is reasonably secure... as I would *hope* that anything that required locks and not just passwords would be in a secure data center elsewhere. I guess you could request a safe or something if cabinents were insufficent.
It seems like the larger issue is being evicted for the "Service Department". They're the ones that should be in cubes, but that's another story.
I happen to be a network admin who sits out in the open.
It's not that big of a deal, but I guess I don't sit there looking at confidential passwords all day long!
I do, however, always lock my computer when I get up (xscreensaver...ctrlaltdel). That seems sufficient to me.
Oh! And I don't leave sensitive information sitting out on my desk, either.
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Well, I work for a national laboratory, and we DO give our IT people their own private office with locking door.
I don't know, but it works for me.
What company gives regular IT people their own offices?
Microsoft.
Reinvent the wheel only at either a lower cost, greater effectiveness, or your own personal enrichment and satisfaction.
I think everyone has offices at the main Apple campus. Even the admin. assistants and IT.
2if your job involves any codeing then your productivity will go way down hill in an open plan type space ... (far to much noise)
... I had a similar battle early this year some of the above helped.
As has already been discussed your physical security is now wide open, walk off with that HD that has the boss's info backed up on it?
Software disks install No's stuff that your company now pays thousands for are much more accessible to the light fingered.
Good luck with hanging on to your office