I work here, honest guv!

It was reported that a ‘fake’ clerk has been stealing iPod’s from a particular US supermarket chain. How can this happen? The answer is: very easily. He would wear the correct uniform and then act like he worked there – and finally just walk out the door with the stock. While it may seem funny that such a thing can happen I wonder how easy it would be to do the same thing at your place of work? Social engineering is one area where we currently don’t do enough to prevent such attacks. Many companies have name badges, but home many times have you challenged someone whose badge you cannot see? Or, how often have you been challenged when your’s is not visible? I would think it is not many – or even any.
Perhaps it is time to change and becoming a little more enquiring as to who people are – especially if they are carrying IT equipment out of the office?

February 27, 2008 | Filed Under IT equipment, security 

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