You lock the doors to your office. You secure your systems with firewalls and antivirus software. You’ve got two-factor authentication for everything. But here’s the hard truth: the biggest threat to your organization might already be inside the building—or logged into your network. The stats don’t lie. Insider threats have been steadily climbing, with 76% of organizations experiencing attacks in 2024, up from 66% just five years ago . And these aren’t just minor issues.

Have you ever considered the amount of digital data your organization creates daily? From emails and chats to web browsing and application usage, this data isn’t just an operational byproduct—it’s a baseline of insights that can empower your business to address challenges across security, compliance, and workforce management. An astounding 70% of the world’s data is user-generated.

The evolution of the professional work environment and digital transformation continues to challenge the boundaries of traditional workforce management systems and practices. With 28% of workers worldwide working from home at least one day a week, gaining visibility into the digital behavior of the workforce is paramount to effective and secure management.

Whether managing a distributed workforce, balancing a range of devices and systems, or navigating the complexities of hybrid work, challenges are everywhere: fragmented workflows, operational inefficiencies, and concerns about insider risks. Solving these issues can feel like an uphill battle without clear visibility into digital workforce behavior.

As the year wraps up, many IT, security, compliance, and HR teams have unspent budgets that won’t roll over. Rather than scrambling for last-minute, low-value purchases, why not make smart, strategic investments that will pay dividends in 2025 and beyond? Are you concerned about—reducing insider risk, increasing workforce productivity, and guarding against compliance fines?

Insider risk management is more critical than ever as human error and insider threats drive escalating security breaches. While many organizations have adopted User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) to monitor potential risks, relying solely on UEBA may fall short of the depth needed to stay ahead of these increasingly complex threats.

Despite significant investments in cybersecurity tools like Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), insider risks continue to grow. Why? These tools primarily focus on actions, logs, and event recognition rather than taking a deep, sophisticated approach to understanding human behavior over time. Insider threats—whether from negligence, malicious intent, or compromised users—are notoriously difficult to detect.

Recognizing the indicators of insider risk before they turn into threats requires a paradigm shift in the way we operate. It necessitates moving from a reactive mode of operation to proactive. And it requires data that is continuously captured and analyzed to enable security teams to easily see patterns and anomalies and gauge the level of risk of specific behaviors.

Elizabeth Harz, CEO of Veriato, sits down with Chris Hughes from Acceleration Economy for an exclusive interview to discuss the evolving landscape of insider risk management.