Don't necesarrily attribute the error to the ex-admin, because the current admins were stupid enough to let it happen. Yes, the ex-admin is wrong and shouldn't have done it, but it is a crime of opportunity.
If I leave $20 on the sidewalk the thief is wrong for stealing it, but it is partially my fault for being stupid enough to leave $20 on the ground.
I'm not sure I can agree with the reasoning here. An ex-admin, who had the conviction to wipe an entire company's database, probably wouldn't have been stopped by exit procedures.
This can easily happen to anyone -
5PM Friday - $admin and $ceo have a fight
6PM Friday - $admin decides he's had enough with $company and $ceo, and wipes everything
7PM Friday - $admin is fired
Where are your exit procedures now? Are the current admins stupid for not having the foresight that $admin and $ceo's fight would have resulted in the worst?
This is way more like throwing away your old roommate's belongings because they didn't change the locks when you moved out. Anyone would take a $20 bill on the ground with no way of knowing the previous owner. Not everyone would maliciously destroy someone else's property just because they had access. Yes, current admins could and should have done more to prevent this. However, this goes way beyond opportunity and firmly into malicious intent.
