There has got to be a better way than taking an investigation out on all
employees. Have you identified any IP addresses that are creeping on your
clipping levels, what exactly are you trying to do? Do you feel corporate
espionage is occuring? There are so many ways to catch someone doing the wrong
thing, but don't you feel that ultimately if end users are doing the wrong
thing that it is up to you as the security guy to put in place the appropriate
controls and preventitive measures to prevent this. In my opinion this is going
to be far to time consuming wasting good time like this when proper planning
and controls could have been put in place. This I wouldn't even consider
because there are many laws that protect employees from this behavior. In one
case the judge ruled that employees do have rights to privacy and an employer
should let employees know that their systems are monitored and that the
employee agrees to those terms of privacy being revoked, smyth v. Pillsbury.
Just my two cents!
Michael R. Martinez
TF: 800-987-7307
-----Original Message-----
From: "Nick Vaernhoej" <nick.vaernhoej@capitalcardservices.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:10:27
To:"security-basics" <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Subject: FW: Securing workstations from IT guys
A key logger? At what point are we crossing the line of common decency
towards co-workers?
This with the understanding that the person snooping in HR material is a
scumbag, however, the remaining innocent PC's of the pool in question
will be receiving the same treatment.
I realize it is company property and all, but if you log access to
sensitive files and audit these logs do you really need to be more
intrusive?
This is not an attack, more a tagged on question to everyone?
Is keystroke logging commonly accepted by you within a corporate
setting?
Nick Vaernhoej
"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur."
-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce@securityfocus.com [mailto:listbounce@securityfocus.com]
On Behalf Of Vandenberg, Robert
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:18 AM
To: security-basics
Subject: RE: Securing workstations from IT guys
Those are good points.
I would recommend that you put in a keystroke logger program with the
written approval of your upper management on the PCs in question and
then download the logs each day. That way you are able to create a
forensics "e-Trail" that can be used to confront/counsel/etc. them. I
would also make sure that you look at your documenation and ensure that
each IT person has signed a document stating that they will not use
their abilities improperly. Combine those two and you have a means of
pursuing them legally.
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