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Close-quarters information security: Rethinking and repositioning a discipline to address insider threat
By Peter Crowley and Paul Prebble
Recent cases, such as those involving Edward Snowden and Bradley ‘Chelsea’ Manning, have increased public awareness of the threat posed by insiders – be they employees, contractors or others with some form of privileged access to an organisation’s information assets.
The media coverage of such cases may focus on the copious volume of leaked information, or the suggested harm of it entering the public domain.
Less well addressed is the context surrounding the individual. They may be presented in simplistic, two-dimensional terms, portrayed as either a lone bad apple or as a principled idealist.
This article aims to dig a little deeper, seeking to comprehend the insider threat from a security practitioner’s perspective.
By understanding its dimensions, we will, hopefully, be better positioned to provide an adequate response to it within our own organisation.
- Vendor:
- TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
- Posted:
- Feb 8, 2021
- Published:
- Jul 22, 2014
- Format:
- Type:
- Essential Guide
