insider threats
Federal Appellate Court Approves ‘Pretext’ Border Search
Mark Rasch | | border searches, Data Security, Espionage, insider threats, national security, Privacy, trade secrets
For almost nine years, Chinese national and U.S. resident Haitao Xiang had been employed by the Monsanto company in St. Louis, Missouri, as a research application engineer specializing in hyperspectral imaging technology ...
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Risk Intelligence Index: The April 2023 Cyber Threat Landscape
Flashpoint Intel Team | | cyber threat intelligence, FEATURED, insider threat, insider threats, Ransomware, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability intelligence, Vulnerability Management
Flashpoint’s monthly look at the cyber risk ecosystem affecting organizations including ransomware, vulnerabilities, and insider threats. The post Risk Intelligence Index: The April 2023 Cyber Threat Landscape appeared first on Flashpoint ...
Insider Risk Detection 101: Mitigating Unintentional Insider Threats
When most people think of the insider threat, they think of that picture-perfect stock image of a man in a hoodie hunched menacingly over his laptop. The post Insider Risk Detection 101: ...
Threat Actors and APTs Target Australia, Stealing Over 50 Million Credentials
Curtis Kang | | APTs, cyber threat intelligence, Data breaches, Illicit communities, insider threats, Ransomware, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability intelligence, Vulnerability Management
2022 has been an auspicious year for threat actors and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups targeting Australia, with adversaries stealing over 50 million credentials and personal information—a 99 percent increase compared to ...
Risk Intelligence Index: Cyber Threat Landscape By the Numbers
Flashpoint Team | | cyber threat intelligence, FEATURED, Flashpoint, Illicit communities, insider threats, Ransomware, Threat Intelligence, vulnerability intelligence, Vulnerability Management
Flashpoint's monthly look at the cyber risk ecosystem affecting organizations around the world, including intelligence, news, data, and analysis about ransomware, vulnerabilities, insider threats, and high-profile cybercriminals The post Risk Intelligence Index: ...
“Protect Your Business from Within: Guard Against Insider Threats”
Introduction According to recent research, the cost of each incident has increased by 44% and is now $15.38 million. The primary focus is on credential theft, which has increased by a startling ...
The Hidden Costs of Insider Threats
PJ Bradley | | Blog, data protection, Employee Risk, insider threat, insider threats, security policy
Much of cybersecurity policy and practice is dedicated to protecting against external threats and attacks that put networks, data, and devices at risk. Malicious incidents of hacking, phishing, and the like from ...
Should we care about the theft of one dollar?
By deploying user journey analytics, the insurance company would have seen instances of anomalous behavior for the employee crediting $1 to their account. The post Should we care about the theft of ...
Flashpoint Year In Review: 2022 Insider Threat Landscape
Flashpoint Team | | cyber threat intelligence, insider threat, insider threats, threat actors, Threat Intelligence
To increase their chances of success, threat actors will often seek the aid of disgruntled, or malicious employees within the organizations they are targeting. After all, why waste resources navigating through security ...
Insider Risks Hamper the Digital Transformation Process
Digital transformation is the way forward for today’s work environment. “Digital transformation and pursuing a cloud-first strategy is what makes business become more agile, allowing you to deliver more value to customers ...
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