The Growth in Insider Risk
Insider threats come in many forms, from inadvertent actions to deliberate compromise, creating a complex and often overlooked risk for organisations.
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In 2022 BGS provided an overarching security programme for one of the wealthiest and most high-profile families in the Middle East.
Insider threats come in many forms, from inadvertent actions to deliberate compromise, creating a complex and often overlooked risk for organisations.
Knowing your people is fundamental to security. This paper explores how vetting, due diligence and insider risk awareness help organisations reduce exposure and make better decisions.
The new guidance highlights insider risk as an increasing organisational challenge and emphasises the importance of strong leadership oversight, collaboration across departments, and a deeper understanding of people, behaviour, and access to sensitive information to strengthen overall security resilience.
For UHNW individuals, trusted staff and thorough security vetting are essential to protect privacy and sensitive aspects of daily life.
Whistleblowing is driven by a reasonable belief that serious issue such as a crime or a cover-up of malpractice is happening or likely to happen, and that exposing it serves the public interest.
Before building effective defences against insider risks and threats, organisations must understand why some employees are susceptible – as Nietzsche pithily put it ‘[w]hen you know your ‘why,’ you can endure any ‘how.’’
Travel risk management: Guidance for organisations provides that training of travellers in respect ‘Personal and proprietary information protection, risk of social engineering and espionage need[s] to be provided…’
Effective insider risk management requires a coordinated and integrated approach that combines technical, HR and physical measures to address new risks. All too often staff in one functional area fail to appreciate the risks and importance of action in other domains.
Ellen Davies our Lead Open-Source Investigator answers the question, in her opinion: Does Open-Source Research and Cyber Security Research collaborate as a team?
Ellen Davies our Lead Open-Source Investigator discusses how Open-Source Research can help in identifying potential phishing campaigns.
Ellen Davies our Lead Open-Source Investigator discusses the role Open-Source Research plays in tracking cyber threat actors.
Ellen Davies our Lead Open-Source Investigator discusses how Open-Source Research can aid in identifying software vulnerabilities?