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Computer Saboteurs Often Angry At Boss As if there weren't enough reasons to be good to your employees, a new study has found that corporate insiders who sabotage computers and put national security or the economy at risk are motivated by revenge against their bosses. The Associated Press' Ted Bridis is reporting that the study, funded by the DHS, looked at computer-sabotage cases over the course of six years to find the motivations behind insider attacks. Bridis says the review "described most attackers as disgruntled workers or former employees — typically working in technology departments — who were angry over disciplinary actions, missed promotions or layoffs." Some of the attacks studied included deleting vital software or data, posting pornography on an employer's website or crippling whole networks. However, the study found that most of the perpetrators had shown signs of being disgruntled before the attacks, including truancy, lateness, arguing with co-workers or just plain shoddy performance. The attackers ranged in age from teenagers to retirees. Bridis says the report recommends that managers pay attention to employees facing disciplinary action and companies provide formal grievance procedures for workers who believe they were treated wrongly.
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