it’s more likely that an insider will unintentionally fall for a sophisticated phishing or social engineering attack. In the case of a malicious threat actor, a common goal is to harm the organisation
The "2022 Cost of Insider Threats Global Report," a study produced by Ponemon Institute with Proofpoint sponsorship, noted that insider threat incidents have risen 44% over the past two years, with costs per incident up more than a third to $15.4 million. The report also noted that the time...
Real-World Examples of Data Misuse Here’s a look at some recent examples of real-world insider threat-based data misuse. Notice how it’s not unique to any one industry. 1. Building products distributor in Atlanta Charles Taylor, an IT admin, quit his job at an Atlanta-based building pr...
Real-life examples of insider threats Insider threats have caused severe damage to numerous high-profile companies, reinforcing the critical need for insider threat management. This time, let’s skip the silver screen and look at three real-life examples. City of San Francisco (2008) In 2008,ne...
However, the insider threat is all too real. According to multiple reports, insider threats are behind many of the security issues that we face today. “Cybersecurity Insiders Insider Threat Report”, for example, found that 68% of organisations believe that insider threats are increasing in ...
Because insider threats are executed in part or in full by fully credentialed users, and sometimes by privileged users, it can be especially difficult to separate careless or malicious insider threat indicators or behaviors from regular user actions and behaviors. According to one study, it takes ...
Is your sex date reluctant to meet in real life? That should ring a bell, don’t you think? Keep away from some sketchy links sent from a person you’ve just started interacting with unless malicious websites and malware aren’t a threat to you. ...
Insider attacks are low-frequency high-impact events. The limited number of real-world datasets makes it difficult to accurately model the insider threat by most technical standards, and therefore analysis often leads to a heuristics-based approach. As a case in point, Shaw and others (Shaw et...
Insiders' level of access and trust in a network leads to unique vulnerabilities. Network security often focuses on keeping a threat actor out, not on existing users' security and potential vulnerabilities. Staying on top of potential threats means protecting against inside and outside threats. ...
The threat from human insiders in "regular" organisations is real; in a fully-connected world of the IoT, organisations face a substantially more severe security challenge due to unexpected access possibilities and information flow. In this paper, we seek to illustrate and classify insider threats ...