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Good culture to enforce security, no?

• Spare_account 4y ago
  It happens at my workplace. If someone who has access to elevated privileges leaves their workstation unlocked and unattended, it's highly likely that a colleague will send an email to the team to embarrass them. I've pointed out that this technically breaches company policy regarding use of someone else's user account/identity, but it falls on deaf ears.
  • korlja 4y ago
    Leaving your computer unlocked usually also breaks policy (except if the policy is very much useless). The non-embarassing way would be to report the user leaving the computer unlocked, leading to disciplinary action and eventual dismissal. I think something slightly embarassing is the kinder option here.
    • Spare_account 4y ago
      >Leaving your computer unlocked usually also breaks policy (except if the policy is very much useless). Agreed. But at this point, only one person has breached policy and it's a forgetfulness/oversight kind of breach. If someone actively takes control of the machine to send an email, that's a much more serious offence.