In Other News, 88 Percent of IT Admins Like to Think of Themselves as Badasses
by John Paczkowski
Posted on September 2, 2008 at 4:10 AM PT
If they were to be sacked tomorrow, a staggering 88 percent of IT administrators would steal sensitive company information. This according to a new survey from Cyber-Ark, which found that IT security professionals aren’t above indulging in a bit of vindictive corporate espionage, given the right circumstances.
Or at least they’d like to give that impression.
Said Udi Mokady, co-founder and CEO of Cyber-Ark: “You can install the best security systems in the world, but if your staff do not respect the information they are entrusted with, then the information will definitely go astray–just as the findings of this survey have illustrated.”
Seems there’s a little bit of BOFH (Bastard Operator From Hell) in all system administrators …
Comments
The caliber of today’s Windows sys-admin is nowhere near the mainframe equivalents from yesteryear.
I think they know this too, and have a corresponding lack of self confidence and self worth.
It shows.
Posted by Mac Beach at August 29th, 2008 at 5:06 pmSsshhh, don’t let the IT people know that we’re on to them. In many companies, these individuals have an enormous amount of power. Mouth off to one of them and you can expect to be last in line for the next technical upgrade. At the same time you can grease the wheels with a little kindness. Since few understand their world, they are often left on their own.
Posted by Ken Okel at September 1st, 2008 at 6:23 am