The Threat From Within: To Combat Evolving Insider Threats, Government Must Adapt
As troubling as a cyber attack from the outside can be, government agencies are looking to double down on what is potentially an even greater risk to their information and security: the insider threat.
When it comes to fighting insider threats, the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach is woefully inadequate. Human behavior is multifaceted, variable, and naturally resistant to a unilateral analytics approach. That means a variety of aversion and detection tactics are needed to stop an insider threat in its tracks, tactics which go well beyond basic monitoring of network activity and demand psychological understanding of the user. But are federal agencies marshalling all their forces?
Download this GBC Issue Brief to learn:
- A holistic definition of insider threats, with commentary on its various manifestations
- Recent examples of insider threats in federal, state, and local government
- The 4 challenges agencies face in detecting and recovering from an insider threat
- Recommendations for agencies to overcome these challenges and bolster their detection capabilities
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