Just got laid off. Dell warns anyone laid off not to copy design documents through personal email. Can they enforce it? Do they install key loggers on Dell’s PCs?
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If they are as incompetent with security as they are with everything else, probably not.
Yes, they track and enforce. IT will contact you immediately. Don’t try it.
John Doe - I wouldn't do it.
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The NSA has a back door into the crypto algorithms.
The thought of even this question scares me. Why would anyone want to do that in the first place? And then it is common sense that this is wrong and likely illegal. Just don't do it. Nothing is worth the trouble.
My USB stopped working on monday.
yes domainadmin can do that.
Just follow the instructions given for getting personal data out.
and all I can say is that Dell does NOT have a quantum computer to break RSA-512 encryption on zip/gztar files in a few hours, unlike the NSA, CIA, KGB, CSP
Look at all the intel that surfaced, even from the cyber department. LOL
lol that's not phishing at all.
Wow! Phishing at its best.
Did you not do your security, ethics and compliance training?
From the WFR PowerPoint:
“Please be aware that Dell utilizes security software that will alert on any data removal violations including the usage of USB devices, personal e-mail, and personal cloud.”
As a manager I have received alerts from the security team for my team transferring files to USB, was innocent and they were moving a large log file from one PC to another. So for that I know the capability is there.
I work in the cyber department and the way it works is, you can't send any file(s) that have been marked as "internal, restricted, etc..." and all of that very easily can be traced/tracked. I've never actually tried it but, my bet is that you can't even send excels or visio documents to outside email address's. Not sure on that but I'd imagine something like that is in place.
If you really really really want your diagrams or documents, impo your best and safest bet is to either screenshot what you want and send that screenshot, or to be even safer, just use your personal cell phone and take pics/vids of the documents.
On another note, and I'm very uncertain of this so take it with a grain of salt... I believe anything you create or do within a company that is FOR the company, becomes that companies "property." So even if you were the one who created and designed it, it's technically not "yours" and by taking it off of company property (computer included) it may be classified as theft or even corporate espionage.
Yes, I Forwarded personal emails to myself and had to have a call with security.
They 100% know if you lift any company material off your computer and will rip your severance from your hands. Not worth it.
Trust me, they will know. And will have no problem calling you months after termination to force you to delete the files in front of them in a Teams call.
The balloon was over Dell headquarters recently, so all info you need can be found on CCP websites.
You may want to consult an attorney instead of anonymous people on the internet. What you describe is likely a crime (theft of intellectual property).
You can't send certain documents outside of dell. it literally won't allow you to. i guess you could screenshot them or take pictures of them though?
Nice to see Dell taking out the trash in this case.
I don’t know about keyloggers but they do monitor and flag large downloads of files so be very careful. They know all details ie filenames etc.
You wana risk your package? LOL
100% they have forensic team, they know every time you connect a USB device and they own all the certificates on your browser.
Don't be that guy.