Every so often, an article or study comes out that strives to make IT look bad, either ineffective or a misguided use of corporate dollars. And every so often, an article or study comes out that shows <A HREF="http://blogs.eweek.com/careers/content001/big_brother/theres_a_reason_people_dont_trust_the_it_department.html?kc=EWKNLNAV062308STR1">some IT people making their own selves look bad.</A> A new survey falls into this latter category.

One-third of IT workers admitted to snooping on confidential files in their company's networks, including salary details, personal emails and meeting minutes, according to a survey released June 19.