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Insider Threats

The latest News and Information on Insider Threats including employee monitoring and data privacy.

Ekran System Announces Integration with Venn to Enhance Remote Work Security

Ekran System announces its partnership with Venn, a provider of innovative solutions that secure remote work on any unmanaged or BYOD computer. Like Ekran System, Venn is recognized by many cybersecurity experts. It has also been named a Sample Vendor by Gartner. We hope this strategic partnership will mark a significant advancement in fortifying remote work environments against emerging cybersecurity threats.

How to Build an Insider Threat Program [10-step Checklist]

An effective insider threat program is a core part of any modern cybersecurity strategy. Having controls in place to detect, deter, and respond to insider attacks is necessary for your organization to protect its sensitive data. It’s also required by many IT regulations, standards, and laws: NISPOM, NIST SP 800-53, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and others. In this article, we’ll shed light on the main insider threat program requirements and share the best tips on how to build an insider risk program.

10 Information Security Policies Every Organization Should Implement

Creating and implementing information security policies (ISPs) may seem a formality to some organizations. However, ISPs can form the backbone of your organization’s data security posture. Information security policies and procedures may help you prevent breaches of sensitive data and safeguard your reputation and finances by defining what’s allowed within your organization and what’s not.

How to Prepare for a PCI DSS Audit: 7 Key Steps You Should Follow

In the modern world, where financial transactions are increasingly conducted online, ensuring the security of sensitive financial information has become paramount. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) guides businesses worldwide towards the secure handling of payment card data. Compliance with PCI DSS not only protects your customers from potential data leaks but also safeguards your organization’s reputation and credibility.

Insights at Your Fingertips: Ekran System's Dashboards Update

Our team is constantly working on improving the experience for our customers and their end users. We are happy to announce that Ekran System has updated its Management Tool dashboards to make them even more well-structured and user-friendly. Read this five-minute post to discover our new dashboards.

The Pretext: Insider Threats

Cybercriminals are looking for a few good... actually, bad... insiders. Malicious insiders enact revenge for termination or line their pockets with ill-gotten funds through partnership with threat actors, giving up their credentials, stealing data, or agreeing to install malware on their organization's environment. How to prevent them? Watch this session from Arctic Wolf® Managed Security Awareness!

The Hidden Danger - Understanding and Defending Against Insider Threats

Cyber threats do not always come from outside an organization. Insiders, including current and former employees, contractors and other business partners with authorized access to your network, systems or data can pose significant risk, damage your reputation or even cause financial losses and business disruption. Insider threat incidents are on the rise and organizations affected by them spend on average $15.4 million on mitigation efforts.

EP 34 - How to Catch a Malicious Insider w/ Eric O'Neill

Today’s episode of Trust Issues focuses on spycatching! Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative and current national security strategist, joins host David Puner to discuss his legendary undercover mission to capture Robert Hanssen, one of the most notorious and damaging spies in U.S. history.

New DLP Tools, Location Insights, Track Network Drives, and More! (v9.0) | CurrentWare

CurrentWare version 9.0 is here! This update introduces transparent packet filtering technology, allowing for significant enhancements to the tracking and restriction capabilities of the CurrentWare Suite. By upgrading to CurrentWare v9.0 you will have greater protection against the data security risks of cloud storage services, potentially malicious file downloads, network share drives, and more!