The Growing Risk of Insider Threats: What Businesses Need to Know

Author(s):

Farwa Sajjad, Cybersecurity Journalist,

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There’s no surprise that cyber-attacks are becoming more prevalent and intense in today’s digitalized era. Organizations worldwide are trying to defend themselves against external attacks like phishing, ransomware, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS). However, businesses often fail to acknowledge the risks and vulnerabilities that lie within them, i.e., insider threats. Organizations are now more vulnerable to … Read more

Insider Threats: Best Practices to Counter Them

Author(s):

Anas Baig, Product Manager, Securiti.ai

Insider Threats

Cybersecurity has become a critical strategic aspect for most organizations around the globe. Perhaps rightly so, considering the total damage caused by cyber-attacks in 2022 has already amounted to $6 trillion, this figure is likely to be much higher by the end of the year. According to the report by Cyber Security Ventures, this figure … Read more

Insider Attacks: How Prepared Are You?

Author(s):

Karthika Surendran, Product Marketer, ManageEngine

Insider Attacks

Insider attacks often catch organizations by surprise because they’re tricky to spot. Banking on reactive solutions like antivirus software or a patch management solution to stay abreast of such attacks is not very wise. Understanding what exactly contributes to the increasing number of insider threats and addressing these factors is the only way to secure … Read more

Employee Reporting

Author(s):

Caleb Townsend, Staff Writer, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

Employee Reporting boss yelling at employee business attire

As we have talked about before, insider threats are responsible for around 43% of all data breaches. Among these breaches, 21% of them are intentional, malicious, and premeditated. As more small businesses come under attack, anxiety within the work place is at an all-time high. When facing the threat landscape, it is important to remember … Read more