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To Mitigate Insider Threats, Time is of The Essence
Insider threats pose myriad challenges to an organization but are often deprioritized in favor of preventing external threats from compromising company assets. It’s a situation further exacerbated by the fact that a good percentage of what actually falls under the category of insider threat is caused by outsiders pulling the strings—leveraging valid, compromised credentials and systems.
Mitigating Insider Threats with Flashpoint Expertise & ObserveIT Technology
Guest blog by Eric Lackey, Principal Advisor, Insider Threat, Flashpoint When it comes to combating insider threats, timing is everything. It can take as little as a few minutes or even seconds for an insider to exfiltrate sensitive data or infect critical systems with malware, for example—no matter whether their actions are intentional or accidental.
The Insider Threat Intelligence Cycle
By Eric Lackey A growing number of organizations across the public and private sectors are recognizing insider threat as a critical area of concern. In response, many are taking measures to defend assets from risks posed by employees and trusted third parties. Insiders pose unique challenges for defenders. Perimeter security tools, for example, are unlikely to hamper privileged insiders.
Nation-State Actors Leverage Insiders for Economic Espionage
Nation-State Actors Leverage Insiders for Economic Espionage Blog January 23, 2019 By Eric Lackey The term ‘insider threat’ often brings to mind an image of a disgruntled employee who abuses their internal privileges in an unsophisticated manner for personal gain. While insider threat certainly can manifest in this form, it can also take more coordinated, insidious forms when insiders act as agents of economic espionage.
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