The Insider Threat

The insider threat – the breaking of trust by one of your team is probably the hardest cyber security incident to deal with. Without trust organisations cannot function.

Here is an example from the world stage where China is accused of stealing intellectual property from computer chip manufacturer ASML :

US-China chip war: ASML says China employee stole data – BBC News

However for a small organisation the theft of their client list and orders can be just as major for them.

Here are a couple of article I wrote looking at the issue and suggesting some mitigation:

The Insider Threat – the threat landscape and the first steps…

Back again, because that insider threat has not gone away…

The Insider Threat – History is a Circle!