Opinion
Laid-off Workers as Data Thieves?
A Symantec/Ponemon report points to an ominous byproduct of the economic crisis: laid-off employees stealing data in acts of vengeance. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner is skeptical of this report's news value
By Bill Brenner, Senior Editor
About FUD Watch: Senior Editor Bill Brenner scours the Internet in search of FUD - overhyped security threats that ultimately have little impact on a CSO's daily routine. The goal: help security decision makers separate the hot air from genuine action items. To point us toward the industry's most egregious FUD, send an e-mail to bbrenner@cxo.com.
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