While most organizations invest significant resources into
protecting against external cyber threats, an often-underestimated
risk exists much closer to home: insider threats. These threats,
originating from employees, contractors, or even business partners,
can lead to severe financial and reputational damage.
Insider threats can be unintentional or intentional.
Unintentional threats could be due to ignorance, negligence or
accidental - like misplacing or losing a storage device containing
sensitive information or ignoring messages to install software
updates and security patches. Intentional threats are actions taken
to harm the organization on a personal grievance or for personal
benefit. Actions could include leaking sensitive information,
harassing associates, sabotaging equipment, or stealing proprietary
data.
