The Enemy Within: Navigating the Dangers of Insider Threats

Insider threats represent a significant risk to every organization, according to Jason Alexander, VP & CISO at VCU Health. They can arise from disgruntled employees acting with malice, well-meaning but clueless colleagues making errors, and people manipulated by external cyber criminals. Detecting these threats can be challenging due to access and intimate knowledge the insiders have. To manage these threats, organizations require a balance of trust, control, monitoring, security culture, and technical safeguards like tiered access and behaviour monitoring.