IT Pros Can't Resist Peeking At Privileged Info 388
Orome1 writes "IT security staff will be some of the most informed people at the office Christmas party this year. A full 26 per cent of them admit to using their privileged log in rights to look at confidential information they should not have had access to in the first place. It has proved just too tempting, and maybe just human nature, for them to rifle through redundancy lists, payroll information and other sensitive data including, for example, other people's Christmas bonus details."
This is why I will never trust cloud services (Score:5, Informative)
It's why I will never trust my personal files on the likes of Dropbox and other backup services. People misuse their privileges whenever they can, that's human nature.
Re:Bad setup (Score:5, Informative)
^This
The security team should be setting policy and doing audits, not being "the privileged ones"!
Re:This is why I will never trust cloud services (Score:4, Informative)
The guy in the cube next to me made substantially more than me. We did the same job, worked on the same code, similar education, probably equally valued by the company... After the office was closed down by head office, I asked my ex-manager, wtfup with the salary inequity? His response was "You were paid less because Corporate deemed you less of a flight-risk."
It's not about value, talent, experience, etc. It's about how little can they pay you and still keep you around.