Learn how to detect and mitigate insider threats, one of the most complex attack vectors to manage in a cybersecurity program.
Inside agents, also referred to asmoles,collusive threatsorcollaborators, are malicious insider threat actors who use their access credentials to steal information for or carry out attacks on behalf of external threat actors. These insider threats may be involved in bribery or blackmail. Fraud is...
Businesses need to be highly concerned about insider threats, as they exploit the security from within. Understanding insider threats is important as there is no one-size-fits-all definition of "insider threat," but rather several different forms in which it can manifest. Types of Insider Threat...
In an untargeted attack, where the bad actors are trying to break into as many devices or systems as possible, they generally look for vulnerabilities in software code that enable them to gain access without being detected or blocked. Or, they might employ aphishingattack, emailing large numbers...
Malware, social engineering and insider threats are among the top threats to data security. Find out how Data Security Everywhere helps you stop them.
Insider threats. Sometimes, the danger comes from within. ATesla incident in 2023showed how former employees could take sensitive information and share it outside the company, putting personal data at risk. Social engineering. This is when bad actors pretend to be someone you trust to get access...
actors alike. Out-of-the-box security is never sufficient for protecting against today'scyber threats, and proper hardening of Tomcat is especially critical given the server platform's ubiquity. Looking for a way to perform these hardening checks and more, automatically—with just a few mouse ...
In other contexts, social engineering means something slightly different. In the social sciences, for example, social engineering is simply the effort to psychologically influence social behaviors on a larger, group scale. That can include encouraging people to behave well on public transit, stop smok...
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 en...
What are the biggest threats to hospitality payment data? Third-party booking system breaches Staff manipulation Insider fraud Point-of-sale (POS) attacks How can hospitality businesses secure payment systems? Hide payment data before criminals can steal it Limit who (and what) touches payment da...