How do insider threats impact organizational security?
The information security department must always be aware of where threats are coming from. They can come from outside the company, but often they come from inside.
Security policies were once based on the concept of a security perimeter, emphasizing "Trust but verify." In this type of policy, all users and devices outside of the perimeter must be verified.
However, when it comes to data breaches, employees themselves can be one of the biggest risks to the organization. Therefore, modern security policies are transitioning to Zero Trust models, eliminating the security perimeter. This mandates continuous verification for everyone, both outside and inside the infrastructure.
These threats can be accidental when staff are poorly trained, negligent when employees try to circumvent implemented policies, or malicious – the most dangerous – when the employee is motivated by financial gain, espionage, or revenge.
One way to mitigate the risks of insider threats and limit the damage caused by such actions is to implement senhasegura, which fully meets the requirements to limit user privileges and control access to privileged accounts.
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