Week 1, Discussion 1
Seasonal Employees and Cybersecurity
I agree with the author Douglas Bonderud in his article “Seasonal
Employee Security Risks: Present Danger, Proactive Defense”.
Some of the security steps mentioned in the article like access
permissions and cutting off access once employment is finished
with a hard cut off date is something I am familiar with, and have
seen used in the past for jobs (Bonderud, 2016). Having a hard
cut off date is smart because it limits access to systems after an
employee is no longer employed. If a nefarious employee was
planning on using information from a work place system after
their employment ends to make the data breach/unauthorized
access seem like it was from a full time employee, they would no
longer be able to if access is cut off after a hard employment
date. Some jobs like a housekeeping attendant, laundry associate,
or valets wouldn’t need the same system accesses like a night
audit position or a front desk agent (Medina, 2018). The jobs that
do not need access to information systems would need better
training in hospitality, theft, and possibly be made known the
repercussions of these actions by management or training staff in
an attempt to deter any malign activity while working.
In the end management should look at every job position and
cater training to those positions, some trainings like Human
Resources and benefits could be given to all, but specifics for
information systems and additional accesses should only be given
to the employees that need it.
Bonderud, D. (2 November 2016).
Seasonal Employee Security
Risks” Present Danger, Proactive Defense.
Security Intelligence.
Accessed 18 March 2022. Retrieved from: Seasonal Employee
Security Risks: Present Danger, Proactive Defense
(securityintelligence.com)
Medina, K. (8 November 2018).
10 Popular Seasonal Jobs in
Hospitality.
Hcareers. Accessed 18 March 2022. Retrieved from:
10 Popular Seasonal Jobs in Hospitality | Hcareers
