Searching For Backdoors From Rogue IT Staff
WHiTe VaMPiRe writes "When IT staff are terminated under duress, there is often justification for a complete infrastructure audit to reduce future risk to a company. Here is an exploration of the steps necessary to maintain security." Of course the first piece of advice is to basically assume you've been rooted. Ouch.
I'm sorry, but that's the a**hole way of running a network... make the place unnecessarily complex so you're the only one who knows how any of it works so "they don't dare fire me." That rarely works out well -- and often encourages firings. Having been the replacement and consultant called in to sort it all out, I support the death penalty for such people.