When Heroes Go Bad: San Fran Learns The Hard Way

摘要

At one time or another, it happens in almost every IT shop: A handful of people, or even one person, has the sole responsibility for and knowledge of critical systems. So much so that if any one of them were hit by a bus, your IT department would be severely hampered. Virtually every IT manager recognizes this problem, but far fewer do anything about it. San Francisco is now learning its lesson the hard way. Terry Childs, an IT administrator with the city of San Francisco, whom the city had tried to fire in recent months, is alleged to have created a private administrative account on systems within the city's Fiber WAN project. According to prosecutors, he's keeping the password a secret.