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SunTrust Ex-Employee May Have Stolen Data on 1.5 Million Bank Clients
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REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
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4/26/2018 | 6:41:13 AM
Re: Reputation of SunTrust
Agree - but one very real byproduct under any condition is that the IT staffers feel abused and treated with zero respect.  Ego?  SunTrust has zero respect for IT under any condition.  Now this is speculatoin of course - could be just a bad apple all around.  That happens too.  
BrianN060
BrianN060,
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4/23/2018 | 1:40:27 PM
Re: Reputation of SunTrust
@REISEN: You're right, if you're saying that US-based outsourcing isn't necessarily an appropriate, safe or effective solution, for the outsourcing company or the country; but neither is an in-house IT department - in all cases.  My point is that offshoring invariably creates Information System vulnerabilities which outweigh perceived cost savings; and that the loss of US jobs (and the incentive to train our people to fill those jobs), is detrimental.  You're wrong if you think the choice of terms, outsourcing or offshoring, is irrelevant. 
REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
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4/23/2018 | 12:55:15 PM
Re: Reputation of SunTrust
Call it whatever you want - yes outsourcing can be internal USA such as to IBM of course.  But it shows a lack of respect for good It management and protocols.  I spent 8 months at a local site supporting 45 users who had their IT support "off-shored" to Wipro and it was a disaster.  Also local WiPro protocols were horrible too.  It was an uphill battle.  Management had zero, repeat, zero respect for IT until this disaster began to hit.  SunTrust does not by indication respect it either.    I am not surprised by this article. 
BrianN060
BrianN060,
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4/23/2018 | 10:58:51 AM
Re: Reputation of SunTrust
Calling it "outsourcing" when what they're doing is "offshoring" has been a rhetorical smokescreen for decades.  Using the inherent ambiguity of language to imply something is less objectionable, by inclusion within a broader definition, is common practice.  Yes, offshoring is a form of outsourcing; but ramifications for security and the economy for the former are dramatically different than for outsourcing which is kept within one jurisdiction and symbiotic economy.  Outsourcing to a company which offshores any of its work is at least as troubling, and much more insidious. 

Those who understand the risks and negative consequences of offshoring shouldn't make it any easier for those who want to obscure their use of the practice, by calling it outsourcing. 
REISEN1955
REISEN1955,
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4/23/2018 | 8:14:56 AM
Reputation of SunTrust
Look this one up on Google for outsourcing --- they LOVE to fire American workers and send jobs to India.  Big stink a few years ago when staffers were required, of course, to train replacements and also sign non-disclosure statements.  They back-tracked the latter part but still their IT is all Bangalore based and thus horrible.  So this action is NOT a surprise at all.  You get what you pay for. 


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