Comments on: Pfizer Exec Charged With Child Pornography http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:15:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dilly Clancy http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-242643 Dilly Clancy Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:22:33 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-242643 Very, very sad for his wife and family. This is an intellegent man, and would have known what the outcome of his actions might bring, hence, I think a very sick individual who needs professionl help. Very, very sad for his wife and family. This is an intellegent man, and would have known what the outcome of his actions might bring, hence, I think a very sick individual who needs professionl help.

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-236704 HorusCat Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:32:01 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-236704 Atlex, Yeah, I see. And I guess the e-mail body itself would be totally innocuous. Whew! Does that mean I can start sending my nude pictures through my email? (Just kidding; those are not pictures anyone would want to see!) Atlex,
Yeah, I see. And I guess the e-mail body itself would be totally innocuous. Whew! Does that mean I can start sending my nude pictures through my email? (Just kidding; those are not pictures anyone would want to see!)

]]> By: Atlex http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-236601 Atlex Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:44:52 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-236601 Horuscat, The ability to look at attachments within an email is somewhat limited. It's hard for software to see the difference between a pornographic picure and any other if it is a jpeg or other type of picture file, particularly if it an attachment. Atlex Horuscat,

The ability to look at attachments within an email is somewhat limited. It’s hard for software to see the difference between a pornographic picure and any other if it is a jpeg or other type of picture file, particularly if it an attachment.

Atlex

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-236016 HorusCat Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:44:43 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-236016 Altex and Former, Doesn't the company screen their system periodically for monkey business? I always assumed that if I had questionable stuff on my e-mail, they would find it. I know there are literally millions of e-mails flowing through the servers, but don't they have filters that catch certain words? Altex and Former,
Doesn’t the company screen their system periodically for monkey business? I always assumed that if I had questionable stuff on my e-mail, they would find it. I know there are literally millions of e-mails flowing through the servers, but don’t they have filters that catch certain words?

]]> By: Bob Freeman http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235913 Bob Freeman Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:20:54 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235913 Psychological testing must vary among companies. I and several of my friends/colleagues rose to executive directors or VPs and were never tested. Psychological testing must vary among companies. I and several of my friends/colleagues rose to executive directors or VPs and were never tested.

]]> By: Former pharma Marketing Exec http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235872 Former pharma Marketing Exec Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:00:27 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235872 Horus, Lets just say that the type of testing at the director level could raise a flag. HR and legal are very involved in the process at the director level. Having worked my way up through sales and having gone through similar testing in sales, HR and legal were also involved. That being said, I can't even speculate what it takes for a person to conceal that part of their identity. And yes, like you I have often wondered why they think they will get away with it? But you know what they say absolute power corrupts absolutely. Altex, The point is, the article states that they know he used the company's computer, and internet server as it states: "Federal agents say Hesketh, who is a vice president and global head of patents, signed on as “Suzibibaby” from his home and from several other Internet addresses, including one registered to Pfizer in New York and another at the Tudor Hotel at the United Nations, where he was a guest for three days in December 2007" so, Pfizer had to be aware of this and if not, they certainly would have been advised. Probably memo's being issued to the IT department in many organizations (not just Pharma) to tighten up security and monitor everyone's activity. Horus,

Lets just say that the type of testing at the director level could raise a flag. HR and legal are very involved in the process at the director level. Having worked my way up through sales and having gone through similar testing in sales, HR and legal were also involved.

That being said, I can’t even speculate what it takes for a person to conceal that part of their identity.

And yes, like you I have often wondered why they think they will get away with it? But you know what they say absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Altex,

The point is, the article states that they know he used the company’s computer, and internet server as it states: “Federal agents say Hesketh, who is a vice president and global head of patents, signed on as “Suzibibaby” from his home and from several other Internet addresses, including one registered to Pfizer in New York and another at the Tudor Hotel at the United Nations, where he was a guest for three days in December 2007″ so, Pfizer had to be aware of this and if not, they certainly would have been advised.

Probably memo’s being issued to the IT department in many organizations (not just Pharma) to tighten up security and monitor everyone’s activity.

]]> By: Atlex http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235737 Atlex Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:41:32 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235737 FPME, as I said, one can use a company computer while at home and never go through the company's server. The only way for the company to detect this would be if they did a full scan of the computer looking for something in specific. A mid-level manager might get his/her computer scanned relative to a legal case, but the company may or may not detect unrelated files. No proxy would have been needed. FPME, as I said, one can use a company computer while at home and never go through the company’s server. The only way for the company to detect this would be if they did a full scan of the computer looking for something in specific. A mid-level manager might get his/her computer scanned relative to a legal case, but the company may or may not detect unrelated files.

No proxy would have been needed.

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235682 HorusCat Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:16:01 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235682 Former, Would someone in legal necessarily undergo that kind of testing? How good are those tests at digging out that kind of proclivity? (My sister just took the MMPI, I'll have to ask her if any of the questions seemed to point to rooting out that kind of sexual orientation.) What I wonder about is the same thing that the Eliot Spitzer situation stimulated me to think about--do these guys just think they won't get caught? Former,
Would someone in legal necessarily undergo that kind of testing? How good are those tests at digging out that kind of proclivity? (My sister just took the MMPI, I’ll have to ask her if any of the questions seemed to point to rooting out that kind of sexual orientation.)

What I wonder about is the same thing that the Eliot Spitzer situation stimulated me to think about–do these guys just think they won’t get caught?

]]> By: Former pharma Marketing Exec http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235655 Former pharma Marketing Exec Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:07:04 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235655 My experience in upper management and full psychological testing is pretty current - within the past three years. Altex, you are right about finding ways around the websites. I suppose signing on using a proxy... But he didn't seem to do that in this case, as the article stated that he used the company's computers. Wouldn't that imply that he wasn't using a proxy? My experience in upper management and full psychological testing is pretty current - within the past three years.

Altex, you are right about finding ways around the websites. I suppose signing on using a proxy… But he didn’t seem to do that in this case, as the article stated that he used the company’s computers. Wouldn’t that imply that he wasn’t using a proxy?

]]> By: Bob Freeman http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235643 Bob Freeman Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:03:26 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/pfizer-exec-charged-with-child-pornography/#comment-235643 Atlex, my same experience also--tested for management skills but never a full psychological profile. Some companies at which I've worked use full profiling for the field sales force but not for HQ. Atlex, my same experience also–tested for management skills but never a full psychological profile. Some companies at which I’ve worked use full profiling for the field sales force but not for HQ.

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