Journal #6: How has cyber technology created opportunities for workplace deviance?

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As said previously, cyber technology has made its way into our society and workplaces more and more which has created much discussion. Much of the discussion is amongst cybersecurity experts about the rising risk of cyber attacks on systems from foreign agents but also from within. Workplace deviance refers to the desire to cause harm to an organization by purposely causing problems in the workplace. With this in mind it can be understood that with the introduction and reliance on computers and cyber technology for the operation of many American workplaces that workplace deviance has a newer way to flourish and can become much more dangerous to organizations. If someone was let go from a company and feels as though they were wronged they might still have lingering verification measures which could allow them to still access systems even after they had been fired. With this access the fired employee, out of spite, could use a virus to infect one system and eventually infect all the systems used by the company, this is possible today due to the accessibility of computer viruses online. This employee might also be enacting their workplace cyber deviance from the safety of their home and as such they would be more likely to be anonymous and not be caught if they were committing the deviance physically within a guarded building. If this person was also to get into the company systems without them knowing, and if the company was to not have cybersecurity experts funded or even present, they may cause much more damage without being caught earlier. While speaking on damages the organization would suffer financially more easily with the data stolen from the disgruntled employee which was stolen much easier due to the fact that they had done it anonymously and with little in terms of being detected.

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