Laid-off IT worker accused of hacking, crashing the servers of Missoula based Edulog and Logisys.

When multiple computer servers crashed nearly simultaneously on Nov. 2 at Edulog http://edulog.com/ , the Missoula firm says it sought help from a former information technology administrator who had been laid off about a week earlier.

Now, Missoula County authorities allege it was that man, Vladimir Ivanovich Shved, who hacked into the computers in the first place, took the servers down and erased backup servers.

The crash also affected Edulog’s sister company, Logisys http://www.logisys911.com/ , which provides software for law enforcement, fire and emergency management services, including the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office and the Missoula Police Department.

Vince Devlin

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Employee Termination from an IT Perspective
The IT Department Needs to Be Involved in Employment Termination

Information security and data retention policies must be company-specific and tailored to the laws under which the company operates. Nevertheless, there are at least three broad IT principles to which a company should adhere when and after terminating an employee.

Richard Jones

Full Story: http://humanresources.about.com/od/whenemploymentends/a/it_termination.htm