Businesses face myriad cybersecurity risks, from phishing to unauthorized access of proprietary information. While restricting access rights and maintaining strict security measures can help, potential insider threats are always a risk. Organizations must effectively monitor for signs of insider threats to prevent financial loss or the compromise of critical assets.

New data shows organizations are well aware that their users are one of their greatest cybersecurity risks today, and yet aren’t taking the right steps to remediate the risk. KnowBe4 exists and continues to thrive because the human threat surface is far and wide. Email, text, web surfing, phone calls and crafty combinations therein all create somewhat unique attacks. In each of these instances, the user is relying on technology to stop the threat before the attack gets to them.

As many organizations have transitioned to hybrid and remote work models, employee monitoring is rapidly gaining momentum. While organizations may have the right to monitor employee activity to ensure productivity, security, and compliance, they must do so ethically and responsibly. Taking appropriate measures to protect collected data is essential when fostering a culture of trust, transparency, and mutual respect between employees and management.

Cybersecurity threats loom large over businesses across various sectors. Cyberattacks may lead to data breaches, operational disruptions, monetary loss, reputational loss, and other negative impacts. The first step to preventing cyberattacks is identifying possible threats. The list of threats mainly depends on your industry and the types of data you store.

According to Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, 19% of the threats organizations face are internal. When organizations don’t take the necessary steps to prevent internal misuse of credentials and human errors, their chances of suffering an insider threat are greater. A few ways organizations can prevent insider threats are by using threat modeling, implementing the principle of least privilege, using strict access controls and deleting accounts when employees leave.

Active Directory (AD) is a useful service that helps organizations manage identities and control access to network resources, thus improving corporate cybersecurity. However, when poorly managed, AD can be exploited in a way that could harm an organization’s sensitive assets and operational resilience. In this article, we briefly define what Active Directory is, list its main services, and discuss possible threats.

Complying with International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001) is crucial for ensuring robust cybersecurity practices within your organization and safeguarding your crucial assets.

Navigating the line between workplace privacy restrictions and employee rights is getting more complicated as employees shift to hybrid and remote settings. According to Code42’s 2023 Data Exposure Report, data loss caused by business insiders costs companies an average of $16 million per incident. Moreover, 81% of companies believe that hybrid work is one of the main reasons data security training is necessary.

In January 2024, Cloudflare employee Brittany Peach achieved social media virality when she recorded a video of her former company firing her and posted the exchange on TikTok, where it was viewed millions of times and featured as front-page news across mainstream media platforms. She’s just one of many employees recording and posting their layoff meetings online. This trend is accelerating as more companies make staffing cuts. However, these videos reflect more than just a viral internet trend.

Insiders know all the ins and outs of your organization’s infrastructure and cybersecurity tools. That’s why companies worldwide fall victim to numerous malicious and negligent insider security incidents every month, leading to data breaches and lots of other negative consequences. Such attacks may result in financial and reputational losses and might even lead to business disruption.