The apparent revenge deletion of US federal databases after the dismissal of twin brothers from an online hosting company is another reminder to IT and HR leaders that tough off-boarding procedures have to be implemented to prevent insider attacks.
Destructive attacks either from disgruntled current or former employees aren’t new. But the conviction by a Virginia jury last week of one of the brothers raises a number of issues that IT pros and CEOs have to keep in mind.
A federal jury convicted Sohaib Akhter, 34, of Alexandria, Virgina, on charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, password trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. He will be sentenced in September...