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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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1. Is that really an IT issue?

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 10:46 AM

Dec 2014

Or is it more a social engineering issue? Bosses generally don't want to be told even their access to sensitive info has to be limited, so they often have more access than they should, and they are going to be more careless than actual IT types.

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Stolen emails reveal lapses in Sony security practices [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 OP

Is that really an IT issue? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #1

When they have a folder on the central server called "passwords"... Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #2