Journal Entry #6

            Cybersecurity has created opportunities for workplace deviance in a number of different ways. For example, new technology has allowed workers to communicate with each other at work or at home. If a coworker doesn’t like another coworker, they may do things to try to intimidate them or bully them, that could cause problems in trying to keep the peace in the workplace but also be productive and ensure the business’ needs are met. An employee can also get upset with the company because they either left on bad terms or got fired and they felt that it was not right that they got fired, they could come back sabotage the computers by deleting files or changing them. Another thing that could happen is that a worker can steal information about employees or customers. An employee can be taking card payments over the phone, in turn they are entering the card numbers on their computer while taking note of the numbers on their personal devices. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were working remotely, from home. In these cases, the employees may not be monitored heavily and there is no one watching them at their house to make sure they are handling the information properly and that they aren’t handling it in a sketchy fashion. While I will say those incidences are rare and they do happen, businesses must have proper policies and mechanisms in place to prevent things like that from happening. While most employees hired can be trusted there are the few that are the problem children, and they will look for any opportunity to take what they can get, this is why businesses do background checks and among other things to prevent that from happening. There will always be a new issue that comes up or something that initiates a new rule, policy, or procedure.

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