[White Paper] When admins go bad: Preparing for the insider threat
It seems that almost every day we read about another cyber-attack on a world-renowned organization. Indeed, the frequency and sophistication of data breaches of all types are on the rise. From financial and healthcare records to intellectual property and other classified information, data breaches show no sign of subsiding. This constant increase in volume and the severity of cyber-attacks can be attributed to several different factors, both external and internal. Today, no organization is immune. Basically, any organization that stores sensitive information about their customers and employees, intellectual property or any other information considered valuable will be, at some point, a target of a cyber-attack.
Insider threat has always been present in every organization. In the last couple of years, the changing trends in the workplace have resulted in insider threat becoming a number one challenge for C-suite executives.