Yep. Already done so and advised the user I can't let him install it after all. J I didn't quite feel right about it. At a previous job, HR had me going through user's computers and checking their internet history and cookies, which kinda gave me mixed feelings, like this did. On that job, though, I had the head of HR directly "requesting" it and it *was* a company PC, which never left company property, so I think that was justified. (HR actually caught one user looking at internet porn on the clock. Needless to say he was fired!)
John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:s...@sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Yup. Carl is right. Talk to HR and Management, there are possible legal repercussions. Warm regards, Stu Sjouwerman Co-Founder, Publisher, Sunbelt Media P: +1-727-562-0101 ext 218 F: +1-727-562-5199 s...@sunbelt-software.com From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Ethics issue Wow... so much possible commentary, so little time... In the middle of a nasty divorce, and she still has easy access to his company-provided laptop for E-mail? Hmm... And she's stupid enough to write scandalous e-mails on his laptop? First of all, users shouldn't be installing keyloggers on any company-owned equipment, period. Doesn't matter the reason, users are not authorized to conduct surveillance, and in an ideal world, should not be authorized to install non-company-provided software. Net effect, you should have said "can't help you and please uninstall that, it's against company policy, and if you won't, I'll to take this matter to your boss/HR/whatever." Carl From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Ethics issue One of my users is in the middle of a nasty divorce with his wife. He's trying to install a keylogger on his company laptop so he can get access to her email (she uses his company-provided laptop at home) and prove she's been cheating. Obviously Vipre doesn't want to let him install it, but I overrode Vipre and told it to unquarantine it. My question is, did I do the right thing or should I make him uninstall it? John-Aldrich ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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