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Netwrix conducted a study of the major IT risks that are significant for most organizations and assessed respondents’ readiness to withstand cyber threats. The report is based on the feedback of 1,558 organizations of various sizes from many different … Continue reading In terms of main threat actors, expectation rarely matches reality
Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Every year the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses October to highlight awareness for the importance of cybersecurity. The collaborative effort between the public and private sector is desi… Continue reading 10/1/18: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month! CEO Christy Wyatt Reveals Trusted Insider Strategy, Provides How To for Insider Negligence; Five Years Post Snowden, NSA Insiders Still Removing Classified Data
The insider threat is typically viewed as an action perpetrated by a malicious insider who is seeking retribution against an employer or engaged in a nefarious activity for profit. While these are certainly examples of how it often plays out, there is … Continue reading 9/24/2018: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: CEO Christy Wyatt Tells Enterprise Times UK How to Handle Negligent Insider Threats, CNBC Reports Insider Bribery on Rise, Wyatt to Speak at Forrester Forum on new Trusted Insider Strategy
Within the past two weeks, two of five indicted individuals have pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline for use in their own China-based company, Renopharma. Yu Xue filed her plea of guilty Aug. 31, while Tao Li filed his plea … Continue reading A Chinese Affair: Theft of GlaxoSmithKline R&D
The enemy within the enterprise is often employees who are either malicious or unwittingly allowing attackers inside a protected network. Continue reading Insiders Continue to be Data Theft’s Best Friend
Last week’s news was all about the insider threat. The Register highlighted how employee negligence is increasing risk in the public and private sectors. Several publications covered the employee-caused data breach at Westpac bank in Australia. S… Continue reading 9/17/18 – Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: El Reg Focus on Insider Threat Highlights Employee Negligence; Down Under Data Breach Caused by Employee; Ransomware Puts 55 Out of a Job
Often the biggest problem is not the threat of external hackers, but rather internal staff to whom you have granted access to sensitive data and who might be tempted to exploit it for financial gain.
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Public and private sector organization in the US and abroad are increasing their focus on the insider threat. Last week, the Times (United Kingdom) circulated a special report featuring how organizations are using Dtex to counter insider fraud. Based o… Continue reading 9/10/18 – Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Sunday Times’ Insider Fraud Section Features Dtex, CEO Christy Wyatt to Speak at SINET UK, DOJ North Korean Hacker Indictment Highlights Human Vulnerabilities
Increasing insider threat rates that include incidents caused by malicious actors and negligent humans drove demand for user behavior intelligence during our fiscal 2018 year, which lead to a record-setting 12 month period for the company. With 321 per… Continue reading 9/4/18 – Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Dtex Announces Record Year, Adds New CFO and NSA Veteran to Team, Human Error Drives UK Data Breach Increase
Only a third believe it would be difficult or impossible to carry out a successful insider attack. Continue reading ThreatList: Security Pros Confident They Could Compromise Their Own Orgs