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> Obviously not true, in fact none of the companies I worked in that was the case. Selection bias. In some companies access to an engineers single workstation
by burnte 4y ago
> Obviously not true, in fact none of the companies I worked in that was the case.
Selection bias. In some companies access to an engineers single workstation allows access to potentially billions of dollars worth of intellectual property. Imagine China stealing the design for the latest aircraft engine from GE, or accessing the PC of the most senior accounts payable person in a company and getting access to actual money. Just because YOU weren't the most valuable target in a company doesn't mean no one in your role is. My account at my company is constantly under attack because I'm the VP of IT in healthcare. The reality is "my" account doesn't even have any powers, it's just email. My accounts with sensitive access are separate.
- rdez6173 4y agoThe parent commenter said this: > People [..] freak out about this because [..] in 99.9% of companies, running code on an engineer's workstation would immediately be the highest possible level of breach. So it's not selection bias, it's a counterargument. The poster also said engineer not "VP-level". So, your comment is not really relevant.
- burnte 4y agoIt's 100% relevant because there are even MORE valuable than me in my company. I was pointing out the importance of people to an attacker is directly proportional to their access, not their rank. If they got into one of our RCM people, we'd be royally screwed, and they make $30/hr.