A woman was fired from her job as the CIO for a nonprofit organization. So what’d she do?
She went home, accessed the employer’s computer network remotely and deleted vital files, such as databases, accounting invoices, software applications and various backup files.
Problem was, the company knew it was her. So they told the police, who charged her with one count of unauthorized computer access.
She plead guilty and was sentenced to two years in jail, three years of supervised released and a $94,000 fine.
The company may have gotten justice, but it’s doubtful that’s worth the headache of having gone through the mess. Sabotage by disgruntled former employees is getting a lot of attention as a common security threat in this economy. Staying safe requires communication between HR and IT, so tech staffers know whose access to remove at what time.
