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09/03/2010 -
Though many companies are aware of the payment processing security threats posed by external hackers, and many even acknowledge the risks of disgruntled employees, there is one subset of potential hackers that many companies overlook - bored employees.StorefrontBacktalk.com recently discussed an article in 2600 magazine - also called the Hacking Quarterly - in which a bored employee poked around on the company's IT infrastructure and found he could easily access and even modify most of the business' sensitive information, including payment processing information.
The employee even found that he could crack an encrypted file in 20 minutes because the developer had only used a shifted alphabet substitution cipher, and quickly realized that he could take all of this data easily for his own use due to the company's backup policies.
StorefrontBacktalk.com noted that employee boredom can be "one of the most dangerous and often overlooked threats" to IT security, especially when the employees are left alone with little to no supervision.
Many experts suggest that companies monitor their computers and POS terminals using closed-circuit cameras, to help reduce the risk of employee fraud - honest, reckless, malicious or otherwise.
