Limewire, Explosives, and Other Things That Don't Belong on Your Network
The data breach at McLean, Virginia investment firm might night have been such a big deal if the records of a Supreme Court justice hadn't been disclosed. Too bad for the guy that installed LimeWire on his work computer that he just happen to expose his company's confidential client data. That's a career move right up there with Ed Norton's punching himself senseless in his boss' office in Fight Club.
The Washington Post reports that data on 2,000 of the firms client was disclosed. The breach appears to have lasted six months before it was discovered.
This breach could have been prevented with some common sense. It doesn't take a security professional to realize one should use work computers for work. We don't take company cars home for the weekend or walk out of the office with furniture that would look good in den. The same goes for company IT assets.
Next time you wonder why you have to sit through an HR training session where a colleague tells you things most kindergarteners know, remember this story.
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