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

Revealing the Darkweb How to Leverage Technologies to Alert and Block Darkweb Access

We've all seen what's possible with the Dark Web thanks to Silk Road. If you're interested in buying or selling someone's private data like social security numbers or credit card information, it’s disturbingly easy to do. All you need is a computer, a Tor Browser and Cryptocurrency, and it's all completely anonymous.

Bad Password Management by Privileged Insiders Puts the Organization at Risk

Ponemon’s 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report highlights how inappropriate use of privileged password can give insiders the access they need. Ultimately, the malicious insider needs one thing to perform an act that hurts the organization – access.

Dark Web Recruitment of Employees Puts Organizations at Risk

The idea of your employees being solicited on the Dark Web isn’t a hypothetical; it’s real, it’s tempting, and it’s lucrative. We’ve written previously about the dangers of the Dark Web and why you need to be paying attention as an employer. One of the realities of the dark web is the issue of recruitment.

CSOs: 69% of Data Breaches are Attributed to Employee Negligence, Theft, or Sabotage

Recent findings report that on average, 96 percent of systems across all industry segments have been breached. While you should absolutely update your information security system and protocols to provide the best protection you can for your data, you should also know how to spot a data breach. Unfortunately the odds of escaping one aren’t in your favor, but you can increase your chances of spotting a breach quickly and containing any damage.

Perpetrated by Employees and Managers Already Inside Companies

KPMG’s Fraud Barometer Says Most Crime is Perpetrated by Employees and Managers Already Inside Companies. The introspective look at the UK’s £1.2 billion in 2018 fraud cases by KPMG demonstrates the need to be mindful of insiders. Each year, professional services company KMPG puts out their annual Fraud Barometer report, providing readers with the state of corporate fraud.

How to Detect Employee Fraud - Malicious Insider Protection

The greatest risk to a company is actually its own employees. Malicious insiders can commit employee fraud in many different ways: data theft, timecard theft, and monetary/asset theft are just a few types of fraud to keep on your radar. Here are four tools and practices you can adopt to detect employee fraud should it happen in your organization.