Imposition of draconian security measures is what phase en route to a full authoritarian dictatorship?
https://gizmodo.com/ibm-reportedly-bans-all-employees-from-using-any-remova-1825921599
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Fake security. Are they going to block Dropbox, google drive, and box?
This is a non story. It's being done to comply with regulations.
Will this affect emoloyees who travel as well? What about WFH? Or is it strictly while inside an IBM prison....err....facility? If it also applies to employees traveling or WFH then how does it make any sense at all?
Was this communicated in IBM somewhere I missed?! I only read about it in the gizmo article - not sure if I missed the policy somewhere?
http://purplebark.net/maffew/scissors.pdf
If that is true then IBM should prohibit employees from using their work laptop on any network except the IBM internal network. They would stay secure but no one could work from customer offices or on travel. Makes as much sense as anything else lately.
You just need to get your managers approval to use them.
So email yourself, to your home email, your attachment file(s), and THEN copy them to your key drive! Or copy them up on the shared storage drive(s), and then access them from home, and go get them! Problems solved! Some hassles, yes... But that's what IBM is all about, is adding extra hassles...
@1vab -- One could look at it as it's yet another policy "gotcha" they can use to ensnare employees for violating it.
how is this related to layoffs?
@1hzp - I actually have to agree with IBM on this one. There are too many situations when an SA is working on customer data and could inadvertently copy a virus from their home computer to IBM or customer laptop with a USB.
There are security protocols a firm can use to deny USB sticks in computers unless user is granted an exception for the device. Unauthorized can be detected. This IBM policy to just ban everything in one shot is totally draconian stupid.
Yes, because they are worried about employees stealing their secret plans to crappy products no other company wants.
Security against what? Employee theft? Everyone has a laptop anyway so why is a USB drive more dangerous?
This is just plain good security policy - period. DFARS requires it, etc.