Tax collector accessed private files for gain

This story, from the Vancouver Sun, goes to show you that we don't do enough to protect our computer files and systems. Just because you have authenticated to a computer doesn't mean you are authorized to poke around the file system. In this particular case, it's clear that the Canadian federal agency - the equivalent of the IRS - doesn't have proper software controls in place otherwise they would have caught this thief earlier.

What's even more worrisome to me is that the thief's name hasn't been released nor has a criminal investigation been kicked off.

Tax collector accessed private files for gain