- Yeah, you save money, and then Potapych will investigate
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:59 am
- What do you say, Potapych? Who is to blame?
- If I say that the IT manager is to blame, no one will believe me. Well, and you along with him.
— But seriously?
— But seriously, remember how many times I said paraguay whatsapp data you can't use free software? How many times I wrote that you can't trust interns with important work? That if you trust an intern with something, you need to keep a close eye on him? And the result?
- What's wrong with that? We're saving money!
- Potapych! You better get to the point!
- Well, let's get down to business. The intern was assigned to compare the lists of recipients of benefits and this year. Well, you know him, Hare Junior, a student!
- I know, unfortunately. A slob with initiative. And what did he do?
— I couldn’t find anything smarter than to upload the lists from last year and this year to a site where you can compare files for free.
- Idiot!
— Absolutely! As a result, both lists ended up on the Internet in the public domain, which was used by the attackers. In the end, we saved on purchasing software and a responsible employee, but we got a leak that we will have to pay for. And it would be good if only with money, otherwise, if all this leaked to the press, we would also have to launder our reputation. And that is very time-consuming and expensive!
Unfortunately, such a story is not uncommon. Much more trouble is caused by poorly trained users and especially IT specialists than by attacks by intruders. Not long ago, a similar leak was registered in the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine, USA. Is your organization thinking about training its staff?
- If I say that the IT manager is to blame, no one will believe me. Well, and you along with him.
— But seriously?
— But seriously, remember how many times I said paraguay whatsapp data you can't use free software? How many times I wrote that you can't trust interns with important work? That if you trust an intern with something, you need to keep a close eye on him? And the result?
- What's wrong with that? We're saving money!
- Potapych! You better get to the point!
- Well, let's get down to business. The intern was assigned to compare the lists of recipients of benefits and this year. Well, you know him, Hare Junior, a student!
- I know, unfortunately. A slob with initiative. And what did he do?
— I couldn’t find anything smarter than to upload the lists from last year and this year to a site where you can compare files for free.
- Idiot!
— Absolutely! As a result, both lists ended up on the Internet in the public domain, which was used by the attackers. In the end, we saved on purchasing software and a responsible employee, but we got a leak that we will have to pay for. And it would be good if only with money, otherwise, if all this leaked to the press, we would also have to launder our reputation. And that is very time-consuming and expensive!
Unfortunately, such a story is not uncommon. Much more trouble is caused by poorly trained users and especially IT specialists than by attacks by intruders. Not long ago, a similar leak was registered in the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine, USA. Is your organization thinking about training its staff?