Dec 12 2007
10 things your IT Manager won’t tell you (but they should know about)
We stumbled across this Wall Street Journal story on the 10 things your IT manager won’t tell you, whilst researching a post on IT security risks.
The tips cover tricks such as:
- sending large files
- visiting blocked websites
- running applications your organisation won’t install
- clearing your Internet surfing tracks
Like most headline grabbing stories, many of WSJ ‘tips’ for circumventing control freak IT managers are not that startling and have been in the public domain for some time and to anyone with access to a web browser and Google. We’re firmly in the camp that believes work computers should be locked down and tamper proof – because it reduces the maintenance bill and increases uptime.
But all the same this information is worth sharing because all of us – circuit riders, accidental techies and others – with responsibility for our organisation’s ICT should be aware of how easily systems can be compromised, and then we’ll be sorry.
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