When ignorance isn't bliss: Accidental insider threats

Insider threats are far more commonplace than one would expect -- accounting for about 20 percent of all data breaches. Though the term ‘insider threat’ conjures up images of disgruntled employees with malicious intentions or moles within an organization, the reality is that the majority of vulnerabilities of this nature are attributable to accidental, negligent insiders. As Okey Obudulu, CISO at Skillsoft, explains: 'More often than not, insider threats are unintentional. Innocent acts -- such as sending an email to the wrong person or accidentally clicking on a phishing link -- can have devastating security consequences.' Of course, what cybercriminals… [Continue Reading]