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Insider Threats

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

How to Use Log Analytics for Insider Threat Detection

In the world of enterprise security, most teams are laser-focused on defending organizational IT assets from external actors: cybercriminals, digital fraudsters, state-backed hackers, and other external adversaries. But data on the frequency and cost of insider attacks suggests that security teams should shift their focus toward threats that originate from inside their organizations.

Is IAM, SIEM, and DLP Enough to Combat Insider Risk?

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.

How It Works: Securing Gaming Servers From Cyber Threats

Whether you're a player or developer, you want gaming servers to stay secure. Unfortunately this is getting harder by the day, since malicious actors are always inventing new ways to cause chaos. You might be aware of the basic measures that are used to keep the infrastructure that supports top tier online experiences out of harm's way. But today's hackers are too cunning to get held back by these.

CurrentWare's Security Software is Eligible for FCC's Cybersecurity Pilot Program

See how CurrentWare ensures student safety in our web filtering software for schools case study Safeguarding sensitive information is crucial for educational institutions and libraries. The FCC’s Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program aims to bolster the cybersecurity infrastructure of these institutions by providing essential funding for robust security solutions.

Continuous Adaptive Trust: The Key to Agile Cybersecurity

First coined by Gartner in 2021 (subscription required), the term continuous adaptive trust is gaining popularity. This new authentication model might be the solution to constantly evolving threats, strict regulatory requirements, and cloud vulnerabilities. Continuous adaptive trust represents a shift in cybersecurity, moving beyond traditional static access management models to a dynamic, real-time approach that continuously evaluates trust levels based on changing risk factors.

Risks and Mitigation of Insider Threats

Insider attacks are growing, whereby 60% of organizations in the past year alone have suffered employee-related data breaches. Surprised? Most businesses get blindsided by the people they put their most trust in. It can be accidental data leaks or malicious actions, but the risk is very real and, regrettably, on the rise. It’s no longer a matter of “if,” but rather “when” an insider threat could compromise your organization’s most sensitive data.

How To Prevent Data Breaches in The Healthcare Industry

Imagine the worst-case scenario: a healthcare security leader receives a call in the dead of night, informing them that their network has been breached and all systems are down. Even a minor data breach in the healthcare sector can jeopardize patients’ personal health information (PHI), leading to identity theft, medical fraud, financial loss, or even the disruption of critical, life-saving medical services.

How Escalating Privileges Can Shake Your Enterprise Security

Your enterprise’s security can be compromised in ways you might not expect. One of the most significant threats to your IT infrastructure is privilege escalation. Understanding privilege escalation attacks and how to prevent them is crucial to enhancing your cybersecurity defenses. In this article, we explain how privilege escalation works and what hidden risks are associated with it. We also provide effective strategies for minimizing privilege elevation risks by malicious actors.

CMMC Compliance: What You Need to Know for CMMC 2.0

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a critical framework for protecting sensitive information within the defense industrial base (DIB). With the transition to CMMC 2.0, organizations that do business with the Department of Defense (DoD) must ensure they meet evolving cybersecurity standards.

Detect and Prevent Insider Threats with Lookout

Discover how to safeguard your organization from one of the most significant threats: malicious insiders. Learn to differentiate between legitimate user behavior and nefarious activities. By leveraging user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA), real-time alerts, adaptive security policies and dynamic decryption, the Lookout Cloud Security Platform ensures comprehensive protection against insider threats.