Security risks of temp workers being ignored

**Glaswegian** · 11-28-2007, 01:22 PM

Temporary workers have too much access to computer systems, exposing businesses to potential security risks, says a survey carried out by Websense.

In a survey of more than 100 temporary staff in the UK, the security firm found that 88 percent were able to access documents from the company network drive; 62 percent had used someone else’s login details to access a work computer; 52 percent had used a colleague’s email account; and 81 percent had unlimited access to the Internet from their work PC.

http://www.techworld.com/security/ne...S&NewsID=10785

**carsey** · 11-29-2007, 02:06 PM

Well....I work on a school network and i have limitations on my account. But I also have the global domain administrator password.

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11-29-2007, 02:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,688 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: Security risks of temp workers being ignored Well....I work on a school network and i have limitations on my account. But I also have the global domain administrator password. __________________ Submit New Articles Here