Friday, May 15, 2009

MAINTAINING YOUR CUSTOMERS' SECURITY AMID LAYOFFS
Kevin McDonald, Contributor

According to a recent study commissioned by Symantec Corp. and conducted by Ponemon Institute, 59% of nearly 1,000 former employees surveyed admitted to stealing data from their employers. If an employee believes he or she may be laid off, passed over for a raise, or asked to do more for less, they may be compelled to cause damage by deleting or stealing data. Are you putting measures in place to maintain your customers' security amid layoffs? Could you tell whether something had been stolen or damaged? Could you assist them in legal proceedings or would you become a defendant for failing to protect them?

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http://go.techtarget.com/r/6879887/648712

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