Data Protection August 28, 2023

Advanced analytics can help detect insider threats rapidly

2 min read - While external cyber threats capture headlines, the rise of insider threats from within an organization is a growing concern. In 2023, the average cost of a data breach caused by an insider reached $4.90 million, 9.6% higher than the global…

News August 2, 2023

Should you worry about state-sponsored attacks? Maybe not.

4 min read - More than ever, state-sponsored cyber threats worry security professionals. In fact, nation-state activity alerts increased against critical infrastructure from 20% to 40% from 2021 to 2022, according to a recent Microsoft Digital Defense Report. With the advent of the hybrid…

Risk Management January 12, 2023

Now you SIEM, now you don’t — six failures of cybersecurity

4 min read - Security information and event management (SIEM) frameworks are essential for enterprises to monitor, manage and mitigate the impact of evolving cyberattacks. As the number of threats and the financial impact of breaches increase, these frameworks are even more crucial. Consider…

CISO December 7, 2021

Understanding the Cyber Risk Exposures Within the Health Care Industry

4 min read - The health care industry is one of the most popular and lucrative targets for cyberattacks and malicious activity. Health care organizations always present as an attractive proposition to hackers as they possess high volumes of sensitive information about patients and…

Intelligence & Analytics May 6, 2021

Zero Trust and Insider Threats: Was Brutus the Original Bad Actor?

2 min read - Insider threats have been a problem for as long as there have been insiders. What’s changed over time? Well, for one, Brutus and his conspirators didn’t exactly leave a trail of logs and flows when they plotted against Julius Caesar…

Defensive Security May 4, 2021

Don’t make headlines over an insider incident: Lessons from the frontlines

3 min read - On the path to becoming more cyber secure, organizations across the globe spend an estimated $60 billion per year to defend their assets, recruit talent and work to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Moreover, security spending is expected to rise…

Endpoint March 17, 2021

Loving the Algorithm: User Risk Management and Good Security Hygiene

4 min read - Cybersecurity awareness programs can be like painting the Golden Gate Bridge: by the time you think you are done with the current job you practically have to start over. There’s a constant stream of new threats and the double whammy…

CISO July 16, 2020

What Are Insider Threats and How Can You Mitigate Them?

5 min read - There are several types of insider threats that organizations should be aware of and each presents different symptoms for security teams to diagnose.

CISO March 13, 2020

Inadvertent Insider Threats Present a Unique Challenge to Organizations

4 min read - While we may imagine inadvertent insider threats as careless people clicking on dodgy emails, this image needs to be updated to include a wide variety of poor security hygiene behaviors.

CISO January 27, 2020

Gaining Insight Into the Ponemon Institute’s 2020 Cost of Insider Threats Report

4 min read - In our release of the 2020 Cost of Insider Threats report, we cover details on the cost of insider threats by industry and the tools and activities that can help reduce the risk of insider threats.