How credible are insider threats? Enough to create a task force! The risk of insider attacks is so scary that even Barack Obama is taking action. The President issued an executive order earlier this month to create an Insider Threat Task Force. The task force will help prevent future leaks of secrets, like those made public by WikiLeaks.
The executive order represents a shift from perimeter security, to a more risk-based and defense-in-depth approach to protect data. As businesses globally deal with external attacks, the threat of internal threats – from disgruntled employees and contractors, to third-parties with access to databases, is increasing.
Even the most secure organizations often underestimate the risks. With employees spending 25% of their working hours online for non-work matters, EVERY user now has the potential to unknowingly become a risk. Threats have also shifted with the rise of social media. You trust your employees. But is trust enough? Monitoring user behavior and activity is crucial to protecting your data and brand.
To learn more attend an upcoming webinar on November 3rd entitled: Managing Insider Threats: 4 Risks You Need To Mitigate
Kelly Batke
Former Communications Manager
Kelly is the self-confessed technology laggard who works in technology. The good news is she is slowly reaching late adopter status. Kelly enjoys learning and writing about the psychology behind technology—as in why do we buy what we buy, and how does that impact our environment?
Trevi,
Do you have a software product that addresses this issue.
There are several solutions to address inside threats. One method is via Application Whitelisting, where you can select the programs you want to run. This prevents threats such as zero-day and targetted attacks. Our whitelisting solution, Anti-Executable integrates well with other solutions, like a reboot to restore, or your basic anti-virus.
Hello! Just want to say thank you for this interesting article! =) Peace, Joy.