Does Technology Affect Insider Threats?
The Cert Insider Threat Incident Corpus Has 60 Incidents in Information Technology, with 631 Victim Organizations Spread Across Three Main Subsector Spaces...
The CERT Insider Threat Incident Corpus has 60 incidents in Information Technology, with 631 victim organizations spread across three main subsector spaces: Telecommunications, IT Data Processing, and Application Developers. ... These organizations may be more susceptible to insider attacks.
What is technology and the insider threat?
What is an Insider Threat? An insider threat is an entity within the organization with authorized access to the organization's systems and functions, but who has malicious intent. Such an insider can compromise sensitive information that should not be disclosed, and thus damage the organization.
What is the most common insider threat?
- Modifying or stealing confidential or sensitive information for personal gain.
- Theft of trade secrets or customer information to be used for business advantage or to give to a foreign government or organization.
- Sabotage of an organization's data, systems or network.
Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.
