[ISN] IT Pros Admit to Retaining Security Access at Former Job Sites: Survey

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:41:43 -0600 (CST)
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/IT-Pros-Admit-to-Retaining-Security-Access-at-Former-Job-Sites-Survey-341472/

By Chris Preimesberger
eWEEK.com
2011-02-16

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apparently, security involving former IT employees of 
enterprises has more holes in it than most people think.

According to a survey released Feb. 16 that canvassed more than 1,000 
employees and 500 IT decision makers in the U.S., 10 percent of IT 
professionals admit they have retained secure access to corporate 
systems from previous jobs. They also say that they can still get into 
those systems, even if they have vacated the organization.

The survey results were announced at the RSA conference, which continues 
through Feb. 18.

The research, commissioned by Quest Software and collected by Harris 
Interactive, focused on how IT professionals and their employees use 
policies and technologies to manage and protect users' electronic 
identities. The results emphasize how control of these technologies, or 
lack thereof, is causing concern about insider threats to IT security, 
Quest said.
  
Other findings included:

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