Campbell’s Fires Whistle-blower, CISO Epically Screws Up

Campbell’s, the soup company, fired an IT analyst for reporting derogatory and racist remarks made by the company’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

From KTVU:

In the recording, a voice alleged to be Bally’s can be heard criticizing Campbell’s products and mocking its consumers.
“We have s— for f—ing poor people. Who buys our s—? I don’t buy Campbell’s products barely anymore,” the voice allegedly belonging to Bally can be heard saying.
“Bioengineered meat — I don’t wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3-D printer,” Bally allegedly says, belittling Campbell’s soup ingredients.
He also allegedly made derogatory comments about Indian coworkers and – according to the recording – claimed he sometimes came to work under the influence of marijuana.
“F—ing Indians don’t know a f—ing thing,” the voice on the recording says. “They couldn’t think for their f—ing selves.”

According to the Washington Post, Campbell’s Company has now fired their CISO after the recordings were made public from a law suit by the fired whistle-blower and IT analyst.

#it #ciso #whistleblower

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