Hi everyone, I just came across this onsite computer repair scam and thought I’d share it here.
“The receptionist’s PC had been running slowly, so he was pleased when a woman arrived and announced that she was a technician. She dropped the name of the IT company and said, “Don’t bother logging off, I’ll only be a few minutes.” Ten minutes later she was gone — along with a bunch of confidential documents. Those documents enabled an unscrupulous competitor to beat the company to a lucrative contract. If the receptionist had checked the technician’s credentials, the security breach could have been avoided”. (more…)
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| Who has Access to Your Computer? | |||
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January 31st, 2010 by
Roslyn Garavaglia |
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