The recent survey on IT Admins misusing privileges might be accurate - but am not sure I buy it much. I'd like to see some of the questions as well :)
Most of the IT admins I have met with have a sense of the responsibility that comes with their power. True, there might be some bad eggs or apples in the bunch, but overall I think they are ethically sound people.
This is like implying that since the guard to the safe has access to it, he/she might be taking advantage of that ability. My view is that the state of technology is (or was) such that there is no way around it - there had to be someone who has access.
However, to get this monkey off the back of IT admins, all they have to do it install technology that creates isolation between content and infrastructure. IT admins don't lose anything - they get their work done, and they wont be scapegoats for leaked data or bear the burden because of a few rotten apples.
Most of the IT admins I have met with have a sense of the responsibility that comes with their power. True, there might be some bad eggs or apples in the bunch, but overall I think they are ethically sound people.
This is like implying that since the guard to the safe has access to it, he/she might be taking advantage of that ability. My view is that the state of technology is (or was) such that there is no way around it - there had to be someone who has access.
However, to get this monkey off the back of IT admins, all they have to do it install technology that creates isolation between content and infrastructure. IT admins don't lose anything - they get their work done, and they wont be scapegoats for leaked data or bear the burden because of a few rotten apples.
