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cybeast21 t1_iycma0g wrote

Installing anything not related to work should already be restricted from Gov-owned device in the first place.

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madman666 t1_iyddr6w wrote

You'd be surprised how non existent mobile device management is in some places. Especially for the higher ups that complain about everything until they get what they want.

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roboninja t1_iyepmru wrote

> Especially for the higher ups that complain about everything until they get what they want.

This is the part that people usually ignore. It's the people above the head of IT Security that cause the most issues.

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WayneKrane t1_iyf95e6 wrote

I was friends with a guy in IT and he said the people who failed the phishing tests sent out by them were almost always the executives. Someone got into the CEO’s email and tried to get our controller to wire $100k to some random bank account. Luckily it takes multiple executives to sign off on that kind of transfer out.

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cybeast21 t1_iydfrze wrote

Kind of not surprised, seeing that we have some gov-related worker install a Zuma game or something on their work PC in the office.

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wedontlikespaces t1_iycrg7k wrote

I couldn't even install our company app on my work phone without administration rights (someone forgot to install it before giving it to me). Installing literally anything is lockdown.

I assume that that is the same is true of government phones as well. I'd sure as hell hope it is.

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