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Survey: IT staff would steal secrets if laid off

3 pointsby reazalunover 16 years ago

3 comments

petercooperover 16 years ago
Surprised? Not really. Ethics are at an all time low in the corporate world, and if some anonymous entity is going to lay you off, people wonder why they shouldn't gain a little "payback" value from it by stealing secrets? I'm not recommending people do this, but the motivation is obvious.
gaiusover 16 years ago
1) Cyber-Ark sells security products. Any security-related "facts" coming from them are suspect.<p>2) Everyone takes passwords with them when they leave, what am I supposed to do, <i>erase my memory</i>? I bet the "survey" was worded to include this...
vakselover 16 years ago
thats why companies let people go on Friday and tell them to leave right away.