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The Enemy Within: Identifying Insider Threats in Your Organization

Reported by securityintelligence.com

Security professionals and managers are increasingly concerned that the leading information security risk to organizations comes from within. But despite the sinister overtones of this problem, insider threats are associated more with accidents and oversights than malicious actors.The danger is amplified by shortfalls in training and expertise, and the challenge of protecting against threats that arise from within the basic security perimeter of the organization itself. Further complicating matters is the fact that the greatest risk comes from administrator accounts and privileged users.

Read the full article at securityintelligence.com