The silent enemy of insider threats poses a significant risk to your intellectual property, an asset as valuable as it is vulnerable. In the business world, where innovation and confidentiality are paramount, understanding the nature of these threats, their impact, and the means to mitigate them ...
The term “insider threat” might conjure images of hoodie-cloaked hackers, bribed by bad actors to install malware on their employer’s systems. But “insider threat” refers to any kind of cybersecurity hazard caused by employee behavior, whether tha
The good news is there are steps to take -- as well as signs to look for -- to detect and protect against common insider threats without breaking the bank. The three broad categories of insider threats are the following: Compromised insiders.For example, an employee gets infected with ra...
To detect an insider threat, an agency needs to have “telemetry to understand what the threats are, which sounds very obvious, but becomes very difficult when you start thinking of scale,” Kovar says. There are some common indicators that apply to any of the tactics, techniques and proce...
It’s incredibly disheartening to think of trusted current or former colleagues looking to exploit sensitive information for their own monetary gain, but it’s increasingly common. Luckily, there are some telltale signs of this malicious activity that can enable you to identify and rectify problems...
“While most companies invest more money on insider threats with malicious intent, negligent insider threats are more common,” the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) emphasized in abrief. The majority of today’s insider breaches come from well-intentioned employees w...
For Fred, Anthony, and Alyssa. You are my life—I love you! —Dawn For those who make my life oh so sweet: Susan, Eric, Susan’s amazing family, and my own Mom, … - Selection from The CERT® Guide to Insider Threats: How to Prevent, Detect, and Respo
Due to a number of high-profile events involving insider threats in recent years, both the airports and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have recognized the need to identify new ways to defend against this new threat. Back in 2014, in Wichita, KS, an avionics technician was ...
Businesses today face the challenges of external threats, but internal threats are not left out either. An organization can suffer from dangers within; it could be through devious goals or carelessness. Insider threats can cause noticeable damage to the operation, finances, and reputation of a comp...
Security misconfigurations are common in cloud environments. They happen when security settings are not defined correctly, or insecure default values are used. A simple example is a cloud bucket containing sensitive data, which is exposed to the Internet with no authentication. Most cloud-based servi...