[seajay34]

I'm not sure if this is where I ask this question.  My husband has a shared drive at his work.  When he was looking at the shared drive, there was a file with a co-workers name on it (this co-worker has been filing complaints against others and is always looking for "dirt" to use).  When he clicked on the file, it contained practically a mirror image of all of the files on his machine.  These files contain performance reviews and other confidential information.  When he asked IT about it, they said that when he clicked on it, he was just being redirected back to his own machine.  IT then deleted the file.  He is concerned that his files have been compromised and was wondering why his files would be listed under a different person's name.  He cannot get a straight answer from IT and whether it is possible that it could happen again.  Should he be concerned?

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Hi seajay34,

 

When sharing a file only the owner of the file have share permissions to share files and give access permissions to shared resources to other users on the network. 

Thank you very much for your response.  That is a relief that this employee did not gain access to confidential files.  It just seems odd that the file had the employee's name, even though they were not her files.  Thanks again!

[seajay34]

Hi seajay34,

 

When sharing a file only the owner of the file have share permissions to share files and give access permissions to shared resources to other users on the network. 

Thank you very much for your response.  That is a relief that this employee did not gain access to confidential files.  It just seems odd that the file had the employee's name, even though they were not her files.  Thanks again!