Introduction

As is often the case with security compromises, it s not a matter of if your company will be compromised, but when.

If I had known the employee I hired was going to resign, break into my office, and damage my computers in the span of three days, hindsight being 20/20, I would have sent notification to the security guards at the front door placing them on high alert and made sure he was not granted access to the building after he resigned. Of course, I in hindsight, I should have done a better job of hiring critical personnel .He was hired as a computer security analyst and security hacker instructor; and was (or should have been) the best example of ethical conduct.

Clearly, we see only what we want to see when hiring staff and you won t know whether an employee is ethical until a compromise occurs. Even if my blinders had been off, I would have never seen this compromise coming. It boggles the mind to think that anyone would ruin or jeopardize his career in computer security for so little. But he did break into the building and he did damage our computers, and therefore he will be held accountable for his actions, as detailed in the following forensic information. Pay attention when the legal issues are reviewed. You will learn bits and pieces regarding how to make your life easier by knowing what you really need to know when your computer security compromise occurs.