Addressing the enemy within: tackling the insider threat
November 4, 2015 10:00 am GMT
According to recent research, internal actors are responsible for 43% of all data breaches. Whether intentional or accidental, security threats from within the organisation – from disgruntled employees, rogue contractors or careless working practices – and the subsequent possibility of data exfiltration are a real risk for every business.
What is needed is greater visibility into where the risks are coming from, and where your organisation is vulnerable. Better endpoint security can help to a certain extent, but only in concert with better analytics that identify the types of behaviours that might pose a threat. So how do you successfully tackle the insider threat? Join this roundtable to find out…
Discussion Points
- Understand why a focus on exfiltration as well as infiltration is critical to maintaining good security hygiene
- Discover how to get greater insight into where your internal risks are using cutting-edge endpoint security approaches
- Learn how behavioural analytics is a supplementary tool in mitigating potential security risks from employees, contractors, and other business insiders
- Discuss where other firms see the insider threat to their organisations, and what best practices they are currently employing in response