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Google restricting internet access to some employees to reduce cyberattack risk (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The company will disable internet access on the select desktops, with the exception of internal web-based tools and Google -owned websites like Google Drive and Gmail. Some workers who need the internet to do their job will get exceptions, the company stated in materials.

In addition, some employees will have no root access, meaning they won’t be able to run administrative commands or do things like install software.

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[-] dan1101@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Probably not a bad idea. Google used to be full of tech nerds but it gets more corporate and bland all the time.

[-] FoxBJK@midwest.social 27 points 1 year ago

Even in a company full of tech nerds you usually don't just hand out root access!

[-] Turkey_Titty_city@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

nobody should have root access other than senior admins.

[-] ndguardian@lemmy.studio 3 points 1 year ago

You’ll have to pry my root access from my cold dead fingers!

jk…take it. I’d rather not have to worry about OS-level shenanigans anymore.

[-] Streetdog@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Not surprising Google can't handle tech security. I can't be bothered to look more into the report, but it sure sounds like they don't know tech. They're a marketing firm.

[-] mycroft@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

That honestly just sounds like they're going after more government contracts. Gov't compliance can sometimes require asinine security controls because they expect the users are the weakest link in every design. That can sometimes be true, but when folks are developing things you sometimes have to let them make foot guns or they can't build things.

[-] WrittenWeird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Not just government. The security questionnaires from companies of all types I had to complete in my last job were insane. If you're sharing data between organizations in any way, infosec and legal departments get very uppity these days.

[-] 50gp@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

just need that one idiot to fall for obvious scam mails and your security is compromised

[-] Streetdog@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago

Then vote for Google. I just commented for the (non-)tech, not the politics.

[-] Hogger85b@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Shouldn't use admin account/machine for general browsing the web. Have one machine to browse and development and another to connect to anything you want to protect from risk of attack

[-] redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dev when he realizes he can't use stackoverflow: just leaves

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago

Enshitifcation of a corporation is a thing too.

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