Employees Admit They'd Walk Out With Stolen Data If Fired

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 13, 2012 @12:12PM from the take-this-data-and-shove-it dept.

Gunkerty Jeb writes "In a recent survey of IT managers and executives, nearly half of respondents admitted that if they were fired tomorrow they would walk out with proprietary data such as privileged password lists, company databases, R&D plans and financial reports — even though they know they are not entitled to it. So, it's no surprise that 71 percent believe the insider threat is the priority security concern and poses the most significant business risk. Despite growing awareness of the need to better monitor privileged accounts, only 57 percent say they actively do so. The other 43 percent weren't sure or knew they didn't. And of those that monitored, more than half said they could get around the current controls."

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What about being a decent employers!!! by stanlyb · 2012-06-13 12:29 · Score: 1, Redundant

What happened with just being decent and have some moral??? So, employer, you are firing someone, you strip him of his bonuses, you give the minimum notice, you give him no recommendation letter, no references, actually nothing at all, and you expect your poor, f$%$%$%$ ex-employee to show some decency??? What the frack, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, as simple as that.