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1 In 3 Sysadmins Snoop On Colleagues

Posted by timothy on from the and-they-steal-chips-and-soda dept.

klubar writes "According to a a recent survey, one in three IT staff snoops on colleagues. U.S. information security company Cyber-Ark surveyed 300 senior IT professionals, and found that one-third admitted to secretly snooping, while 47 percent said they had accessed information that was not relevant to their role. Makes you wonder about the other 2 out of 3. Did they lie on the survey or really don't snoop?"

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  1. Re:No Ethics by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny

    the only time I've ever accessed the company's assets are when it was warranted. I've looked through your log files, and I think you're lying.
  2. Re:No Ethics by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe I got snooping out of my system early enough, before I was an admin. I just don't even care what my users email about. I'm too busy actually fixing things to care, unless something breaks.

    Maybe I got snooping out of my system early enough, before I was an admin. I just don't even care what my users email about. I'm too busy browsing /. to care, unless something breaks.

    Fixed that for you ;) Not that I'm any better, mind you.... :P

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  3. Re:They have a life by PhxBlue · · Score: 4, Funny

    'Makes you wonder about the other 2 out of 3. Did they lie on the survey or really don't snoop?'
    They probably have a life.
    Or alternately, maybe they post to Slashdot.
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  4. Re:Time by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they are unaware of Slashdot.

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  5. Survey Results by g0bshiTe · · Score: 5, Funny
    2 out of 3, that's like the

    2% of people masturbate in the shower, the other 98% lie about it
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  6. Re:They have a life by g0bshiTe · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's pretty pathetic to have to get one's jollies snooping on others rather than actually doing something.
    Could you please explain Youtube then.
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  7. Re:Never again by metamatic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its very hard to unsee things sometimes.

    Ah yes, the Goatse Principle.
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  8. IEEE Computer Society by addikt10 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Members of professional organizations such as the IEEE Computer Society Have promised to follow a "code of ethics and professional conduct".

    As a member, and having read the document, I understand that it is ethically wrong, a career limiting move, and not worth violating my promises just to satisfy my curiosity.

  9. Re:And? by timster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course they are. Why else would anyone want to work in HR? Do you ever hear a sixth grader say they want to be in HR when they grow up?

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  10. Re:They have a life by Ruger · · Score: 4, Funny

    They probably have a life.

    And it's called World of Warcraft...so there's no time to snoop.
  11. Re:Scary by Bandman · · Score: 4, Funny

    The everlasting gobstopper approach...I like it!

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  12. Re:No Ethics by karbyn-aceous · · Score: 4, Funny

    roll models? How about the Pilsbury Doughboy?

  13. Re:And? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, apathy. The cause of, and solution to, whatever. Fixed.
  14. Re:No Ethics by nicolas.kassis · · Score: 5, Funny

    stop posting on slashdot then

  15. Re:Scary by wsanders · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, usually it is just easier to hire a hit man to kill the sysadmin. However, it's not legal in ultra-liberal states like California and Massachusetts.

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  16. One in three seems way too high. by asackett · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been a system administrator for years, have never snooped out anyone's stuff. I value my integrity far more than I value the contents of your files.

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