Businesses have to spend a significant amount of time on thinking of ways to protect their IT department and important information. They think about every kind of threat associated with viruses, Trojans, social engineering and hackers and purchase numerous virus scanners, firewalls, and network protection software to tackle these threats. But, what if these aren’t actually the real threats to your business?
What if the enemy you are actually trying to defend your business against is within the company itself? This kind of threat to your business goes by the name ‘Insider Threats’ and they can cause more damage to your business then malicious attacks from viruses and Trojans. To understand more, let’s take a look at the different types of insider threats to a business and how to stop these threats by investing in Insider Threat Deterrence:
Bona Fides – As the name implies, this type of insider threat refers to people (employees, customers or even volunteers) who print a bona fide package regarding your business and then take it to a foreign embassy or sell it to your competitor.
Indecent RFP – Ah, this is the most common type of insider threat. Indecent RFP usually refers to those insiders who take help from another or other insiders to perform illegal tasks to improve their financial situation. However, they are easy to identify and detect.
Insider Startup – This type of insider threat is the most dangerous of all. Employees who have a personal vendetta against the company will work together to steal the company’s IP. They usually do so within 30 days of their resignation.
Anomalous Encryption – These threats usually refer to employees who pass confidential information regarding your business to an outsider or even worse, a competitor by secretly encrypting files and then emailing them from their work email address to personal email. The email is then deleted to remove all evidence regarding unauthorized access and ‘selling’ of data.
Hiding Undue Affluence – These insider threats usually possess undue influence because of ongoing intelligence activities. Usually, these are the easiest to identify, as they might perform careless attempts to hide the money.
Outsourcer’s Apprentice – Just as the name suggests, this type of insider threat usually transfers important information to other companies. They usually exist in the software development department and provide remote access and credentials to outsiders.
Selling Login Credentials – These insider threats sell important login credentials through the use of dummy accounts to provide temporary access to outsiders. They are easy to identify, as usually these insider threats are those with system privileges.
How to Stop these Threats?
Of course, the primary concern for every business, ‘How can I stop these insider threats?’ Well, the answer is simple: invest in Gurucul’s Insider Threat Deterrence solution! This solution is your complete security against any and all kinds of insider threats and uses numerous tools and technologies to detect high-risk profiles, identify abnormal behavior, monitor suspicious employees, and understand user privileges and authorization.
So, if you are planning on protecting your business from these numerous types of insider threats, then invest in Insider Threat Deterrence, right away.
