Is your IT manager spying on you?

A recent survey of 300 IT professionals
by security software firm Cyber-Ark revealed that
one-third had used administrative passwords to access confidential
information, and a whopping 47% had looked at information that wasn’t
relevant to their role. While you may be restricted in what you can
do on a work PC, and the extent to which you can stop snooping, you
aren’t completely powerless. Gina’s classic guide to surviving IT
lockdown
can help you get stuff done even when IT holds all the keys.

Remember that your work machine is just
that — a work machine — so save really confidential stuff for when
you get home. Check our security archive for more tips on
protecting your personal data and possessions, and let us know of any
other privacy-protecting tactics you’ve deployed at work in the
comments.