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eDisaster Story of the Week
January 26, 2001
Beware eSaboteurs
Lockheed Martin's eMail system crashed for six hours after an employee sent 60,000 coworkers an eMail about a national day of prayer, complete with a request for an electronic response. The defense contractor, which posts 40 million eMails monthly, lost hundreds of thousands of dollars thanks to this one employee's action and the resulting system crash.
Before Lockheed Martin's eCrisis passed, a Microsoft rescue squad was flown in to repair the damage to the company's eMail system. The employee responsible for the eDisaster was fired for committing an act of sabotage.
Your organization may not send 480 million eMails a year, but you no doubt have made a sizable investment in a computer system designed to enhance productivity and improve communications.
Don't wait for eDisaster to strike. Develop and implement written eMail, Internet, and software policies now.
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