Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sorry, Confidential Corporate Data Are Not Part of Your Severance
Here’s a data point to consider amid the tech sector’s continuing job cuts. According to a new study by Cyber-Ark, many employees leaving their jobs aren’t above adding a little something to their separation packages: Confidential corporate data.




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.