Computer forensics in action from C|Net:
What: Pharmaceutical supplier sued former employee, claiming use of a secure file deletion utility violated federal hacking laws.
When: U.S. District Judge Richard Lazzara ruled on March 21.
Outcome: Temporary restraining order granted against ex-employee until court hearing on March 30.
What happened, according to court documents: Until recently, Scott Arledge was a senior vice president at PharMerica in Tampa, Fla., where he was responsible for more than 2,500 employees and oversaw much of the company’s day-to-day operations.
On March 9, 2007, Arledge resigned to take a job as a vice president with Omnicare, PharMerica’s primary competitor. Both companies are in the business of supplying equipment and supplies to long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and hospitals.
According to PharMerica’s version of events, its former employee permanently deleted more than 475 files from his work computer two days before his resignation. That’s based on a forensic examination of Arledge’s company-issued Windows laptop by E-Hounds, a Florida data recovery firm.
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Tags: Data Security, Data Leakage, Information Security, Forensics
