Insider threats are security risks that originate from within an organization, involving individuals who have authorized access to sensitive information, systems, or resources. These individuals can be current or former employees, contractors, or business partners. Insider threats can be intentional (ma...
Prevent users from modifying system configuration. Restricting Content It used to be that IT managers were only worried about what users were able to download; that is, folks were concerned about employee abuse of the Internet. At the time, there wasn’t technology to check what the actual dow...
Insider IT sabotage is typically committed by technical users with privileged access, such as system administrators, database administrators, and programmers. The motivation in these crimes is usually revenge for a negative workplace ... Get The CERT® Guide to Insider Threats: How to Prevent, ...
The popularity of BEC attacks owes to how hard they are to prevent, Koziol noted. “The only prevention is really education,” he said. That’s a more difficult lesson to teach than those aimed at less sophisticated attempts. It’s far easier, for instance, to catch the weird string of...
4. Insider threats An insider is an employee, former employee, contractor, vendor, or other party whose special access to a company’s systems and networks could pose a security threat. Insiders fall into two categories: those who act intentionally to bring down a company’s systems and steal...
How to Prevent Cybersecurity Attacks Penetration Testing A penetration test (pen test) is an authorized simulation of a cyber attack against a computer system or network. Penetration testing aims to identify exploitable vulnerabilities and check the organization's security posture. Ethical hackers perform...
Antivirus and anti-malware solutions do not provide enough cover to prevent data exfiltration. Antivirus solutions only remove known threats or malware, rather than prevent an attacker from infiltrating the organization’s network. In addition to an antivirus or anti-malware solution, organizations ne...
Gartner analyst Jonathan Carerecently identifiedthree different types of insider threats: the “determined spy,” the “disgruntled associate” and the disaffected “unaware and just don’t care.” The determined spy is “an external threat actor who lures insiders to compromise their identity and e...
The best way to prevent social engineering attacks is to know how to spot them. Once you’re already caught in a social engineer’s web, it can be difficult to disentangle yourself. Thankfully, you don’t need to be a tech expert to practice good social engineering prevention — just use...
A good practice is to block access to proxies, VPNs, and Tor. An application control system can be implemented to prevent the installation of the Tor browser, for example. Even if someone did manage to install it, using the network security system rules can be set to detect Tor traffic....