Ever since people first betrayed the trust placed in them, insiders have posed a threat. So why is it now receiving so much attention?
The insider threat has intensified as people have become increasingly mobile and hyper-connected. Almost every worker has multiple devices that can compromise information instantly and at scale: impact is no longer limited by the amount of paper someone can carry. Simultaneously, social norms are shifting, eroding loyalty between employers and employees. A job for life is being replaced by a portfolio of careers.
This briefing paper equips organisations to combat the insider threat by:
- broadening the discussion to three types of risky insider behaviour: malicious, negligent and accidental
- describing the importance of trust and the central role it plays extending technical and management controls
- suggesting actions for immediate results and additional actions to sustain those results.
Between human error and malicious insiders, time has shown us the majority of data breaches originate inside company walls. Employees and negligence are the leading causes of security incidents but remain the least reported issue.Experian Data Breach Industry Forecast
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