Category: insider threat

Recognizing and dealing with insider risk

I came across an interesting white paper from the deep mists of the past (2011) which is as relevant today as it was back when…

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Boredom and security

We security management types would like to think that every task we give our minions is exciting and engaging. However, there are lots of security…

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Insider threat reporting by the numbers

I don’t normally take security advice from goats, but I think I need to make an exception for Red Goats. A recent report on insider…

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Naming and shaming

So here’s a bit of an odd story… according to the Financial Times, the US Federal Reserve has publicly sanctioned an ex employee of a…

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Grindr and US national security

Here’s an interesting development…the US federal agency which reviews foreign investments in US companies has ordered a Chinese firm to sell its stake in gay…

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Insiders on the outside

Homeland Security Magazine has a very interesting case study on an insider threat case involving DirecTV.  In this case, the insider was a sort-of third…

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Malicious data leaks and corporate liability – a tale of two countries

Databreaches.net had a link to a very interesting article about corporate liability for an employee’s malicious leaking of employee information.  What was most striking to…

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Protecting your nuclear reactor from insider threats

OK, so you may not be protecting a nuclear reactor against insider threats, but this presentation from the International Atomic Energy Agency contains a LOT…

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Insider Threat Resources – 01-Feb-2018

I have the privilege as serving as a mentor for a course at SUNY-Albany focusing on the problems posed by insider threats.   Since I am…

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