RE: Background Checks for DBAs
- From: "MacGregor, Ian A." <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cemail_219@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:58:36 -0800
There are many places where background checks are becoming more common. The
access to information by DBA's at credit card companies and other such
entities can lure folks with criminal intent. I want these people well-vetted.
Not all information which needs to be protected is a matter of national
security. There is a great effort these days to protect, PII, Personally
Identifiable Information. There is a likelihood that DBA's with access to this
information working in government, or FOR a government contractor will require
NACI's, National Agency Checks (with Interrogatories?) -- the "Are you now or
have you ever been?" type questions. This same scrutiny is used to grant
secret clearances, i.e. access to information, the release of which could cause
grave danger to national security.
Of course the customers wants to do their own checks. Why should they trust
your company to do them? I'm surprised, however, that there isn't a third
trusted company which could say that you are already vetted. The information
is not such that each company needs to see the investigation files.
As far as privacy is concerned. You definitely have the right to refuse the
investigation or to provide none of the requested information. The customer
has the right however to take his business elsewhere.
Most information theft is by People who have legitimate access.
Ian MacGregor
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:13 PM
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Subject: Background Checks for DBAs
Does anybody work in a Data Center type of environment which houses
databases for multiple/various clients (both government and private
companies)? How are background checks handled? The reason that I ask is
that everytime we acquire a new client, the new client is putting us through
yet another background check. These are not Security Clearances. They are
either Certificate of Public Trusts or general background checks. Our
company isn't doing the background check, it is the client themselves. It
is becoming ridiculous and we really don't want to keep giving out our SSN
numbers to multiple companies, etc. Our company wants us to be able to
cover any of the databases at any time so they are making us go through the
checks each time. I am not sure if there are any Right to Privacy laws that
prevent the employer from forcing us to do this and I am wondering if any
other DBAs on the list are subjected to this.
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