If you’re busy securing the perimeter, mandating strong authentication practices, and restricting software downloads, you may be missing the mark.
(Just to be clear: if you are doing those things, keep it up. You’re off to a good start, and none of what follows here replaces classic and vital cybersecurity measures.)
Protecting your organization from outside threats is foundational to any effective cybersecurity strategy. But, risks are not only the domain of faceless intruders and exposed weaknesses. Insider risk is an often-overlooked, steadily growing threat.
What is Insider Risk?
The suggestion of cybersecurity risk often brings to mind spam emails, malware or ransomware, and intruders breaching an organization’s network to steal their data or take their servers offline. Yet, the cyber risk doesn’t end there. Sometimes the risk hits a little closer to home.
Insider risks and threats come from people authorized to access your network. That may mean employees, contractors, suppliers, consultants, or third-party partners. Essentially, anyone with access to privileged information can pose a risk to your organization.
Key sources of insider risk to be aware of include:
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