Thomas Claburn reports:
Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees as threats, normalizing intrusive surveillance in the workplace, according to a report by Cracked Labs.
The report, titled “Employees as Risks” – released today by the Vienna-based non-profit – explores software from Microsoft and formerly from Forcepoint – specifically SIEM (security information and event management) and UEBA (user and entity behavior analytics) applications.
Part of an ongoing series of reports titled “Surveillance and Digital Control at Work,” the paper examines the way in which expansive information gathering in the workplace turns employees into suspects without cause.
Read more at The Register.