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Mitigating Risks From Disgruntled Workers in Your Organization

Disgruntled or former employees pose a threat to any business and can gain access to internal systems relatively easily. Confidential company information can be used maliciously by employees either hacking into servers and files or by utilizing hacking tools readily available via the Internet and with a higher concentration of computer literate workers these risks are even more significant. . . .. Disgruntled or former employees pose a threat to any business and can gain access to internal systems relatively easily. Confidential company information can be used maliciously by employees either hacking into servers and files or by utilizing hacking tools readily available via the Internet and with a higher concentration of computer literate workers these risks are even more significant. Even trusted employees can, unwittingly, cause major disruption to organizations. Security breaches that affect the financial bottom line are not just in the form of externally or internally introduced viruses that infiltrate and damage the network. Other factors to contemplate are legal threats and loss of productivity which could bring about consistent financial loss if not identified and addressed. The link for this article located at Help Net Security is no longer available. . Dissatisfied or previous workers can jeopardize any organization and may infiltrate internal networks with relative ease.. Insider Threats, Employee Misconduct, Data Breach, Business Risks. . Anthony Pell

Nov 01, 2004 • Anthony Pell Network Security