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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 and respond to insider attacks is necessary to protect your organization’s sensitive data and critical systems. It’s also a requirement of many IT regulations, standards, and laws. An insider threat program can enhance your overall cybersecurity and support compliance with HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIS2, among others.

Malicious Insiders: Types, Characteristics, and Indicators

While organizations are spending a good deal of money protecting their data against unauthorized access from the outside, malicious insiders may pose no less harm. According to the “Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report”, 35% of all data breaches experienced by large organizations in 2023 were caused by internal actors.

Top 4 Cybersecurity Threats Facing Businesses Today

Keeping your business data safe is more important than ever. As more companies use technology and remote work grows, the risk of cybersecurity threats increases. No matter the size or small business can be a target. To stay safe, businesses need strong cybersecurity plans and must know what threats to watch out for. In this post, we'll look at the top cyber threats businesses face today and how to guard against them. Let's get started and learn how to protect your business from these risks.

Enhancing Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Best Practices for Compliance and Personal Data Protection

Law firms manage a vast amount of sensitive information, from merger deals and criminal evidence to intellectual property and personal data, making them prime targets for hackers and malicious insiders. Security breaches can lead to reputational losses, remediation costs, and penalties. That’s why strict IT requirements regulate cybersecurity for law firms.

The Rise of Insider Threats

Imagine a scenario where an employee receives an email from a colleague, asking for login credentials to a valuable application within their organization. The recipient, perhaps busy with other tasks or not fully paying attention, quickly replies with the needed credentials. However, the sender was not actually a colleague, but a threat actor posing as a colleague. As a result, the now-compromised credentials enable the threat actor to launch a subsequent attack on the organization.

Securing Your SaaS Future: How Veriato User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Addresses Key SaaS Challenges

Rapid growth in the SaaS market, projected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2032, brings significant opportunities—and equally significant risks. With the surge in remote work and decentralized teams, SaaS companies are increasingly challenged to protect intellectual property (IP), manage employee productivity, prevent moonlighting, and comply with stringent regulations. The common thread across these challenges? Visibility.

How to Effectively Communicate IT Security to the Executive Board: 7 Best Practices

84% of board directors acknowledge cyber risk as a business risk, according to Gartner’s 2024 Board of Directors Survey (subscription required). Yet, many CISOs still find it difficult to secure enough support and resources to drive cybersecurity initiatives forward. What CISOs need most to obtain sufficient backing from the board are tools that convey cybersecurity issues effectively.

Protecting Client Data: How User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Supports Compliance in Financial Services

Financial services firms are among the most highly regulated and risk-sensitive environments. User activity monitoring, compliance, and audit readiness are essential for protecting client data and maintaining operational integrity. With sensitive client data, critical financial systems, and increasingly complex compliance mandates, firms need more than traditional IT security tools. They need operational insight into user activity across their digital environment.

Digital Forensics for Insider Threats: Leveraging in IT Environments

Security breaches originating from within organizations represent some of the most damaging incidents facing IT teams today. While external threats receive significant attention, insider activities often cause more severe impacts due to the privileged access these individuals already possess. Digital forensics has proven essential in identifying and mitigating these insider risks before they develop into major incidents by enabling teams to analyze data from multiple digital sources.