The goal of this whitepaper is to help you understand the most common insider threats and provide actionable tips to help protect against them. First we’ll take a look at the actors involved in insider breaches and dissect the anatomy of a typical breach. Then we’ll review some of the stats from Verizon’s annual DBIR (Data Breach Investigations Report) and draw lessons from real world breaches. Next, we’ll talk about irrational biases we have as humans and how they impact our ability to accurately quantify risk. Lastly, we’ll walk through six things you should be doing to mitigate insider threats.
