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Survey: IT staff would steal secrets if laid off

Cyber-Ark's annual 'Trust, Security & Passwords' finds that a whopping 88% of IT administrators would take corporate secrets if they were suddenly laid off. The survey also found that one third of IT staff admitted to snooping around the network, looking at highly confidential information, such as salary details and people's personal emails.

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A post-it note under the

A post-it note under the keyboard in a secure office in a secure building may be more secure than the data it is protecting if the computer's security is easy to defeat over the network.
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300 is nowhere near a

300 is nowhere near a representative sample...
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Agreed, did they take this

Agreed, did they take this sample from government employees?
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I agree with the person that

I agree with the person that posted this as too limited a sample to be valid proof that most IT folks would commit criminal acts.

Being in IT and adhering to a standard of ethics that I believe most IT people live by makes me think that this survey is flawed.

If I was laid off I would be upset, no doubt. However I would not consider compromising my ethics in some vindictive attempt to get back at the organization. Just doesn't make sense for my ethics or the potential legal ramifications.

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I'd love to see the raw

I'd love to see the raw survey information behind this 'research', as it sounds woefully off base to me.

I think this is more about grabbing headlines than any type of honest 'research' or 'survey'.
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Lot's of bull. As a system

Lot's of bull. As a system admin with access to all company data and no particularly great relationship with management, I take it as an insult.
Security firm that sells security services presents a survey??
Sales pitch with no data presented. Why even publish this article?
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Hmm.. the survey oddly seems

Hmm.. the survey oddly seems to come out in the security firm's favor. The survey is biased and I can't believe such a survey would be published. This is meant to instill panic so that the corporate execs will come seeking Cyber-Ark's service. How very convenient.

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And, what??, the other 12%

And, what??, the other 12% lied?
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only cyber-ark keeps coming

only cyber-ark keeps coming with this insane stats. And moron's like ITworld keep printing them

I wonder if cyber-ark has a way to solve this problem. And quoting Udi the CEO of cyber-ark what a joke this guy has not worked a day in security he has a law degree.
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