Background Checks / Cybercrime / Policy

Company Wants to Keep Botmaster Criminal as SysAdmin After Time Served

As if this story could get any worse… John Schiefer, an employee of human-powered search engine Mahalo, was sentenced to four years in prison this week for operating a botnet. This would be the same Mahalo that hired Schiefer without even a Google search, let alone a background check. They would have learned that Schiefer had [...]

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March 11, 2009
Background Checks / Policy

Company hires Botmaster in spite of criminal activity

In January, we blogged about American security consultant John Kenneth Schiefer pleading guilty to four felonies counts, including accessing protected computers to conduct fraud, disclosing illegally intercepted electronic communications, wire fraud and bank fraud.  Now, another company has hired him without even doing a simple Google search on their new employee. https://enclavesecurit.wpengine.com/blogs/kellitarala/2009/01/28/background-checks-and-references-are-imperative-for-info-sec-professionals/ Mahalo.com, a web company dubs [...]

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March 6, 2009
Audit / Background Checks / Cybercrime / Policy

Background Checks and References are Imperative for Info Sec Professionals

Does your company’s Human Resources Department complete background checks and reference checks on employees? Is it documented in the employee manual? Many companies are compelled to complete these checks if they are healthcare providers, defense contractors, or children services providers, but other companies don’t want to spend the time or money to complete background checks. [...]

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January 28, 2009