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http://www.security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/05/19/enemy-within-disgruntled-employees-danger-data-centre-security/

The management of staff access in and out of the data centre can sometimes appear onerous and even seem to hamper their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

Risk in the data centre is not limited to data theft. It comes in many other forms such as the inability to access or process data or the physical damage to the environment and it is a sad fact but the greatest risk comes from within.

Disgruntled employees are by far the most likely to cause material damage to the data centre or the data it holds.

Do check out this interesting article which is talking about managing risk in terms of access to the data center. It raises some interesting issues, we need to manage risk, whilst ensuring that people have the right electronic and physical access they need to fulfill their role. At the same time, it’s not just the data center, it’s the USB key, the work laptop, limiting data loss or exposure to risk is not only the cost of doing business, it can be a necessary vehicle to protect your revenue streams and corporate image.

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