Termination and Use of Passwords
mm in LA
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Are there any laws against use of passwords by former employees who are terminated or leave the company? I know the #1 rule is to cancel all passwords, but if for some reason and employee had another password unkown to us, do we have any criminal recourse? Especially if there is no harm done?
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Anyone out there with any specific legal knowledge of this?
>concern is that IT delays in cancelling passwords and we really are
>the ones (the Co.)
Aside from legal concerns, the IT employee who has this practice should either be counseled or fired. IT has an immediate responsibility to come into play and should generally know who is going to terminate and when to pull their plug, preferrably at the moment of termination, sometime before, but NEVER long after. There should be a sense of urgency. This is not one some IT staffer should be able to prioritize! I realize they are messing with speakers and stuff and looking at the catalog of new monitors, but this should take precedence.
Also, you might want to warn the employee during out processing that he or she cannot access the system and to do so could subject them to criminal or civil liability.
But, easier and cheaper for the company would be to insist that IT change the passwords right away. They are delaying because the company allows them to.
Good Luck!