{"id":3157,"date":"2021-12-10T13:38:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T08:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kratikal.com\/blog\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2024-08-12T16:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T10:41:00","slug":"insider-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Threats: Risks, Identification, and Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><em><span class=\"has-inline-color\" data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Have you ever wondered why so many companies go through sudden data breaches? Insider threats often play a major role in these scenarios!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, in 2017, an employee from Bupa company got access to sensitive customer information through the customer relationship management system. The \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">insider<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 copied all the user databases and then deleted them from the system. The employee then attempted to sell that data on the Dark Web, <\/span><b>leading to the compromise of <\/b><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/managing-insider-threats-bupa-insurance-breach-affects-547000-customers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>data belonging to 547,000 customers<\/b><\/a><\/span><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#What_is_an_Insider_Threat\" >What is an Insider Threat?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#Book_a_Free_Demo_Call_with_Our_People_Security_Expert\" >Book a Free Demo Call with Our People Security Expert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#Enter_your_details\" >Enter your details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#What_are_the_Types_of_Insider_Threats\" >What are the Types of Insider Threats?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#How_to_Identify_Insider_Threats\" >How to Identify Insider Threats?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#How_Insider_Threats_Pose_Risks_to_Your_Organization\" >How Insider Threats Pose Risks to Your Organization?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#Why_are_Insider_Threats_More_Dangerous_Than_Other_Risks\" >Why are Insider Threats More Dangerous Than Other Risks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#How_to_Decrease_Insider_Threats\" >How to Decrease Insider Threats?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/insider-threats\/#Summing_Up\" >Summing Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With increasing competitiveness and ongoing enterprise development, it has become a common occurrence where some employees and ex-employees to attempt to sell information about an organization. According to an article by HelpNet Security, <\/span><b>about <\/b><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2016\/09\/30\/insider-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>one in every three organizations<\/b><\/a><\/span><b> has reported being a victim of insider threat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is becoming a rising concern for various organizations because the problem is quite dynamic and complex. 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These activities could sometimes lead to terrorism, espionage, sabotage, information disclosure, corruption, etc.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An insider threat is a risk of losing your organization\u2019s sensitive and important information because of the menace within the company. The notion of \u2018within the company\u2019 is what gives this risk its name \u2013 \u201c<\/span><b><i>Insider Threat<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The danger posed by insider threats lies in the fact that this individual, who poses a risk to the organization, possibly has access to the organization&#8217;s intelligence. 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color: #000000;\">An insider threat is someone who has authorized access to your organization\u2019s critical systems or the information and poses a security risk to the organization by misusing the authorized access.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The insider threat doesn\u2019t have to be a current working individual or stakeholder of your organization. It can be either a former employee or board member who still possesses access to your organization\u2019s proprietary or sensitive information. In most cases of insider threats, emerging companies get privileged and unauthorized information about another company or enterprise through their existing or ex-employees. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Types_of_Insider_Threats\"><\/span><strong>What are the Types of Insider Threats?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3776\" height=\"1936\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Insider-Threats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10668\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>There are two types of Insider Threats. They are \u2013 Malicious and Accidental<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">insider<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, who is often responsible for such occurrences is either a malicious individual, a mole, or a novice insider.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Malicious Insider Threat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:- These are carried out intentionally by any individual who is an insider. These people willingly share the information of the company which is usually PII (Personally Identifiable Information), IP (Intellectual Property), or any kind of financial and strategic information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Accidental Threat &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These kinds of risks and vulnerabilities occur due to any employee who has been unintentionally negligent with the information of the organization or their credentials. <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/top-5-cyber-attacks-and-security-breaches-due-to-human-error\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Human error<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the root cause of accidental insider threats.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insider threats are hidden in every vertical today and can be catastrophic to businesses if ignored. The CISOs and CIOs of organizations must implement insider threat training for employees. Every IT security official should consider insider threat protection as the \u2018need of the hour\u2019 in this current situation of remote work culture. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Identify_Insider_Threats\"><\/span><strong>How to Identify Insider Threats?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-10669\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3508\" height=\"1525\" src=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/insider-threat-cybersecurity-1.jpg\" alt=\"insider threat cybersecurity\" class=\"wp-image-10669\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>insider threat cybersecurity<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The indicators of insider threats can be categorized into two parts- behavioral and digital. The behavioral indicators are attempting security bypass, presence in the office during off-hours, aggrieved behavior, violation of corporate policies, looking for new opportunities, and acting strange. The digital indicators are procuring large amounts of data, data sharing, saving and seeking sensitive data, access requests for data that is not associated with designated job roles, and using unauthorized devices for storage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Insider_Threats_Pose_Risks_to_Your_Organization\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How Insider Threats Pose Risks to Your Organization?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A lot of information about an organization is accessible to every employee. In many cases of insider attacks, companies suffered the compromise of highly sensitive data including intellectual property, confidential records, and trade secrets. Organizations often tend to overlook the \u2018insider threat\u2019 but they are the biggest contributors to cyber attacks today.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Various statistics reveal that insider threats can be from employees, contractors, trusted business associates, or anyone that has easy access to your organization\u2019s network. During the global lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees were furloughed or laid off which has caused widespread stress. In these circumstances, the reduced number of employees in the IT team has also put organizations at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Insider threats can incur a huge amount of financial loss to the company. The direct impact is on data and companies&#8217; policies which get compromised. This also hampers and impacts the integrity of the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_Insider_Threats_More_Dangerous_Than_Other_Risks\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why are Insider Threats More Dangerous Than Other Risks?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The advantage of insider threats over the other types of risk is that fundamental data can be easily accessed. In many cases, the malicious employees have handed over basic information about the organization such as ongoing strategies, company goals, policies, weekly or monthly targets, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Insider threats can be difficult to recognize and even more difficult is stopping them from causing harm to the organization. However, by implementing and working on preventive measures, an organization can stay secure. Along with the right security solutions and tools, educating employees about the importance of data security is very important. They should be trained to follow security policies and procedures to mitigate prevailing insider threats.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Decrease_Insider_Threats\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to Decrease Insider Threats?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There are certain sets of practices that are followed diligently to prevent and reduce risks and vulnerabilities associated with insider threats. Some of these practices are listed below &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The company can employ enterprise-wide risk assessment to comprehend whether an employee is carrying out suspicious activities.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of the cases of insider threats are unintentional, in which sensitive and private information is exposed accidentally. Organizations can also use an influential tool like <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b><i>T<\/i><\/b><b><i>SAT<\/i><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can be used effectively to educate employees, and preventing human error and negligent behavior.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The company can employ strict practices for account management and credentials control.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Every employee must be monitored regularly on multiple fronts and the network perimeter should also be monitored.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educate employees with a <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><b>security awareness training<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tool that offers simulated cyber attacks for real-life experience training.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Identify and report suspicious activities or behaviors indicating an employee to be a probable insider threat.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Keep data secured by granting limited access permission to confidential information.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Regularly update and maintain the user access privileges list.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish a strong password policy to <\/span><span style=\"color: #183994;\"><a style=\"color: #183994;\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-to-keep-your-password-safe-from-hackers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>keep the passwords safe<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Patch all vulnerabilities with the latest updates from time to time to prevent cyber threats like SQL injection attacks, DDoS attacks, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summing_Up\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Summing Up<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insider threats have become a major concern for organizations worldwide, especially since lockdown when work from home became prevalent and employees couldn\u2019t be completely monitored. 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