Privileged Attack Vectors: Building Effective Cyber-Defense Strategies to Protect Organizations

© Morey J. Haber and Brad Hibbert 2018

Morey J. Haber and Brad HibbertPrivileged Attack Vectorshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3048-0_6

6. Insider Threats

Morey J. Haber¹  and Brad Hibbert²

(1)

Heathrow, Florida, USA

(2)

Carp, Ontario, Canada

 

For most security professionals , they are tired of hearing about Insider Threats. They are not new; it is an old-school attack that has been made public due to the nature, quantity, and sensitivity of the data being stolen electronically. Years ago, these attacks occurred on a regular basis but did not have the same labels or stigma they have today. I am not saying they were acceptable back then either. We just need to be realistic about what an Insider Threat is and acknowledge that it has been going on in ...