Comments on: Workers stealing data now in preparation for layoffs http://www.hrtechnews.com/workers-steal-data-in-preparation-for-layoffs/ HRMS, Internet Monitoring, Payroll Software, Time and Attendance, and more Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sean Smith http://www.hrtechnews.com/workers-steal-data-in-preparation-for-layoffs/comment-page-1/#comment-11534 Sean Smith Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:50:52 +0000 http://www.hrtechnews.com/?p=455#comment-11534 "It sounds like many of those IT departments need to boost their security protocols — 62% of the employees surveyed said it would be “easy” to steal information." Don't blame IT for this one. This isn't an IT problem and there's no technical solution. This is a people problem. Dishonest people with access to things will do dishonest things. These people "stealing" the information usually need to have full access to it while working for the company. Even if given "read only" access to things, people still have the use of a pen and paper to write things down. If they're supposed to have access to it, don't blame IT for them taking it. Blame the people that hired them and required that these dishonest people get the access that allowed them to steal the information. IT can't stop the dishonest marketing and sales droids from printing or forwarding their contacts list, or copying it down with simple pen and paper. IT can't stop the dishonest engineer from keeping a copy of the CAD drawings. IT can't stop dishonest people from using the copier to take their own copies of documents. IT can't stop someone from printing those documents in the first place if they're supposed to be able to. “It sounds like many of those IT departments need to boost their security protocols — 62% of the employees surveyed said it would be “easy” to steal information.”

Don’t blame IT for this one. This isn’t an IT problem and there’s no technical solution. This is a people problem. Dishonest people with access to things will do dishonest things.

These people “stealing” the information usually need to have full access to it while working for the company. Even if given “read only” access to things, people still have the use of a pen and paper to write things down. If they’re supposed to have access to it, don’t blame IT for them taking it. Blame the people that hired them and required that these dishonest people get the access that allowed them to steal the information.

IT can’t stop the dishonest marketing and sales droids from printing or forwarding their contacts list, or copying it down with simple pen and paper. IT can’t stop the dishonest engineer from keeping a copy of the CAD drawings. IT can’t stop dishonest people from using the copier to take their own copies of documents. IT can’t stop someone from printing those documents in the first place if they’re supposed to be able to.

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