Big Brother at Work: How Cybersecurity Software Turns Employees into Suspects
Employee surveillance software, like Microsoft Sentinel and Forcepoint Behavioral Analytics, treats workers as potential threats, normalizing intrusive monitoring. According to a Cracked Labs report, this software can detect and predict incidents, but at the cost of mistrusting employees and risking false positives.
Hot Take:
Welcome to the future, where your boss knows more about your browsing history than your best friend and might even know you’re planning to quit before you do. That’s right, workplace surveillance has gone from “Big Brother is watching” to “Big Brother is deep-diving into your emails, chats, and even your bathroom breaks.”
Key Points:
- Cracked Labs report reveals extensive employee surveillance by Microsoft and Everfox (formerly Forcepoint).
- Software like SIEM and UEBA monitors everything from file activity to “negative sentiment” in communications.
- AI-based profiling continuously assesses and ranks employees as potential insider threats.
- Surveillance fosters mistrust, potential false positives, and privacy concerns.
- Legal and ethical implications under scrutiny by privacy advocates and legal scholars.
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