Insider threats become more frequent and harder to deal with
A new survey reveals that 72 percent of organizations report insider attacks have become more frequent (a six percent increase over last year), with 60 percent experiencing at least one attack and 25 percent experiencing more than six.
The study by Gurucul and Cybersecurity Insiders gathered responses from over 320 cybersecurity professionals and finds 75 percent say they feel moderately to extremely vulnerable to insider threats -- an increase of eight percent over the previous year.
12 percent of employees take IP with them when leaving a job
New research into hundreds of insider threat investigations released by DTEX shows that 12 percent of employees take sensitive intellectual property with them when they leave an organization.
The DTEX i3 (Insider Intelligence and Investigations) team has produced an infographic of the results of the research.
Employees not fully prepared for cyberattacks say IT leaders
Over half (56 percent) of IT security leaders say that their non-technical staff are only 'somewhat' or 'not at all' prepared, for a cyberattack.
A new survey by Egress of 600 IT security leaders also shows that 77 percent of respondents have seen an increase in security compromises since going remote twp years ago, and there's a continued significant risk to organizations.
Over half of data security incidents caused by insider threats
A new study commissioned by Imperva from Forrester Research finds 58 percent of sensitive data security incidents are caused by insider threats.
And yet 31 percent of firms don't believe insiders are a substantial threat. Indeed only 37 percent of participants report having dedicated insider threat teams, and 70 percent of organizations in the EMEA region don't have a strategy for stopping insider threats.
Beware the three percent -- tiny proportion of users account for most malware incidents
A new report and infographic released today by Elevate Security shows that a mere three percent of a company's internal users are to blame for 92 percent of malware incidents, while just four percent are responsible for 80 percent of phishing incidents.
The research, carried out for Elevate by the Cyentia Institute, also shows 12 percent of users are responsible for 71 percent of browsing incidents with one percent triggering 200 events every week.
Over 80 percent of employees admit accessing a previous employer's data
New research from multi-factor authentication specialist Beyond Identity finds that 83 percent of employees admit to maintaining continued access to accounts from a previous employer.
More worrying is that over half of these employees (56 percent) say they have used this continued digital access with the specific intent of harming their former employer. This figure jumps to 70 percent among those who had been dismissed.
Businesses have a one-in-three chance of losing IP when an employee quits
There is 37 percent chance of a company losing IP when an employee quits, according to a new report from insider risk management company Code42.
Hot on the heels of yesterday's report about malicious insiders, the study, carried out by Vanson Bourne, finds that cybersecurity teams are facing unprecedented challenges when it comes to protecting sensitive corporate data from exposure, leak and theft.
The rise of the 'super malicious' insider
Humans have always been a weak link in the cybersecurity chain and a new report from DTEX Systems provides evidence that the sudden shift to remote working has directly contributed to an escalation in psychosocial human behaviors that create organizational risk.
In particular it notes the rise of 'super malicious' insiders, who accounted for 32 percent of malicious insider incidents investigated by the DTEX Insider Intelligence and Investigations (I3) team in 2021.
Insider threats, supply chain attacks and quantum threats -- enterprise security predictions for 2022
The transition to remote and hybrid working has led enterprises to radically revise the way they operate. This has thrown up a variety of new challenges in ensuring systems remain secure.
Industry experts give us their views on what security issues businesses will face as we head into 2022.
September is for raising awareness of insider threats
If you haven't been paying attention you may not have noticed that September is Insider Threat Awareness month, with the aim of educating individuals and organizations on the dangers of insider threats and the forms they can take.
Almost half of organizations say they find it difficult to prevent insider attacks according to a recent study, which means it's more important than ever to understand the risk. We've gathered comments from a number of industry experts on the nature of the threat and how to tackle it.
Office workers understand cyber risk but still don't change their behavior
Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of office workers have experienced a data breach, yet 12 percent say nothing will make them take cyber security more seriously, and a third won't take extra precautions.
A survey of over 2,000 UK office staff from BlueFort Security finds 34 percent believe cybersecurity awareness is the biggest issue when it comes to hybrid working, and 33 percent cite personal use of company devices as another significant risk.
Businesses struggle to fight insider threats
A new survey of over 1,200 IT and IT security practitioners shows that 53 percent of companies find it impossible or very difficult to prevent an insider attack when data is being aggregated, a key indicator of intent for attacks.
Released in conjunction with the start of National Insider Threat Awareness Month, the report, conducted by the Ponemon Institute with sponsorship from DTEX Systems finds almost half of companies find it impossible or very difficult to prevent an insider attack at the earliest stages.
Why unintentional insider data leaks are still a problem for businesses [Q&A]
Whilst threats to data are often seen as being down to external actors, it's often the case that leaks, both intentional and otherwise, can come from insiders.
Unintentional or accidental leaks remain a major problem, and one that’s been made worse thanks to more home working. We spoke to Rajan Koo, SVP, engineering and cyber intelligence at DTEX Systems to learn more about this type of threat and how businesses can address it.
Insider breaches hit 94 percent of organizations
Insider data breaches have been experienced by 94 percent of organizations in the past year, according to a new survey of 500 IT leaders and 3,000 employees in the US and UK, from email security company Egress.
Human error is the top cause of serious incidents, according to 84 percent of IT leaders surveyed. However, respondents are more concerned about malicious insiders, with 28 percent saying that intentionally malicious behavior is their biggest fear.
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