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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request. For now, this includes text posts, images, videos and links. Please ensure that the “malicious compliance” aspect is apparent - if you’re making a text post, be sure to explain this part; if it’s an image/video/link, use the “Body” field to elaborate.

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[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 74 points 1 month ago (2 children)

True, but in small companies it's not uncommon.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was at a subsidiary of a very large company and had work slack, email, and all my code on my phone, without even the thing that lets them remote wipe your phone.

It has to do with culture and willingness to put in the effort by the security organization

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Get hit with one ransom ware attack and that shit'll pivot 180.

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah, or even just budget cuts. I am sure it's cheaper to just lock it down.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Not exclusive to IT; I had to weigh the benefits of continuing to work as a caregiver for a small company, versus working in retail for a massive chain (which translates to fantastic insurance benefits.)

Sadly not a competition.