Doc theft comes from surprising places
August 21, 2009 by Sam NarisiPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security
Recent job losses are making document security tougher to manage. As recent news stories show, departing employees are frequently taking confidential information out the door with them — and who’s doing it may surprise you.
Several court cases have been raised in which companies are accusing ex-executives of stealing or tampering with documents, the National Law Journal reports.
For example:
- Liska v. Motorolla, Inc. – Former Motorolla CFO Paul Liska is suing the company for wrongful termination. Motorolla is firing back with a claim that he destroyed evidence related to the firing that was contained on his work computer. The company’s asking the court to force him to reveal what he destroyed, what evidence he has and with whom he shared it.
- Microsoft Corp. v. Mullor – Microsoft is accusing a former employee of stealing trade secrets from a company-owned laptop. Allegedly, the employee was gathering evidence illegally in order to pursue a patent infringement suit.
- Lasco Foods, Inc. v. Hall – Two Lasco employees quit their jobs to start a competing company. After they left, they refused to return company-issued laptops for several months. Lasco alleges they were copying proprietary information from the computers.
Bottom line: Tampering can come from surprising places.
To prevent electronic theft or sabotage when employees are shown the exits, it’s important for HR to communicate with IT quickly so the tech people can remove user access and complete other key security tasks.
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