An Exploration Regarding Issues in Insider Threat

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Author(s): Jaeung Lee (Louisiana Tech University, USA), Anu Mary Eapen (Infosys Limited, USA), Md Shamim Akbar (The State University of New York at Buffalo, USA)and H. Raghav Rao (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 23
Source title: Cybersecurity Breaches and Issues Surrounding Online Threat Protection
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Michelle Moore (George Mason University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1941-6.ch001

Keywords: Cyber and Network Security / Information Science Reference / Information Security & Privacy / Security & Forensics

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Insider threat occurs when a person with legitimate access misuses his privileges and compromises the operations and security of a company. When an outsider tries to gain access to company data, it can often be managed or detected by having standard controls in place. However, when an insider who has rightful access to the data is involved, it can often go undetected. There has been a steady rise in the number of cases of insiders' threat related incidents in recent years. An insider could do this either for his own benefit or might be acting as an espionage to profit another individual or organization. Insider threat is prevalent in various forms across various disciplines and is a serious cause of concern for the operation of an organization and maintenance of trust of the customers. In this chapter, we will look at various forms of insider threats, some well-known insider threat cases, factors causing this kind of behavior, some of the key indicators and what organizations can do to deter the theft of intellectual property.

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