laurav (12/3/2009)
Great editorial. I had been trying to make the same argument at a "smaller" company (that I left) - we need safeguards in place. As a DBA, I *want* those. I do have the keys to the kingdom, in a way, but there should be some checks and balances. I would tell my managers and IT security folks what I was doing and why, and they would look at me as though I had two heads. I view checks/balances as my safety net too.Here is the link for the TMobile security breach:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1374722,00.html#
Thanks again. I missed that article. Man, that's messed up. No details though. Was the guy in IT or just some sales puke with WAY too much access? Perfect example for your editorial though.
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