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Google restricting internet access to some employees to reduce cyberattack risk (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 1 year ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The company will disable internet access on the select desktops, with the exception of internal web-based tools and Google -owned websites like Google Drive and Gmail. Some workers who need the internet to do their job will get exceptions, the company stated in materials.

In addition, some employees will have no root access, meaning they won’t be able to run administrative commands or do things like install software.

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[–] mycroft@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That honestly just sounds like they're going after more government contracts. Gov't compliance can sometimes require asinine security controls because they expect the users are the weakest link in every design. That can sometimes be true, but when folks are developing things you sometimes have to let them make foot guns or they can't build things.

[–] WrittenWeird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not just government. The security questionnaires from companies of all types I had to complete in my last job were insane. If you're sharing data between organizations in any way, infosec and legal departments get very uppity these days.

[–] 50gp@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

just need that one idiot to fall for obvious scam mails and your security is compromised

[–] Streetdog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Then vote for Google. I just commented for the (non-)tech, not the politics.