How Does An Employee Become A Malicious Insider?
How much do you trust your employees or co-workers?
Are your employees reliable enough concerning cybersecurity?
Keep in mind that problematic employee actions aren’t always accidental.
Sometimes, they are deliberate acts of sabotage.
Get to know the Malicious Insider
Malicious Insiders are employees who intend to deliberately harm your organization. They could be hiding inside your workplace ready to sell company credentials or other data for the right price. Company secrets and confidential data can be sold on the dark web, in addition to selling access to a company's network by deploying ransomware.
According to a study, an estimated 25% of all data breaches were created by malicious insiders. The question now is, what motivates them to become a malicious insider?
Top 3 Motivators For Malicious
- InsidersFinancially motivated - An estimated 70% of malicious breaches are financially motivated. They sell credentials or access to your network system and data on the dark web.
- Espionage or theft- A huge 25% of malicious insider incidents are motivated by espionage or theft of intellectual properly like selling network system codes, stealing personal information, and disclosing organizations' secrets.
- Angry employees - Approximately 4% of malicious insiders are caused by angry employees who to get revenge up to the extent of damaging their company by deploying ransomware or by deleting important data.
Warning Signs of Malicious Activity
- Downloading or accessing large amounts of data?
- Mishandling passwords?
- Adding improper privileges to their user account?
- Sending proprietary information to their private email accounts?
- Installing unauthorized software and apps?
- Disgruntled by layoffs or terminations?
- Under undue stress and feeling unappreciated?
- Having serious financial problems
Make sure you are on top of your cybersecurity. The actions that employees take every day have an enormous impact on the security of a company’s IT environment. Our CEO and Cybersecurity Specialist, Paul Jackson, has witnessed numerous cyber attacks caused by different factors.
As we continue to provide quality cybersecurity services, we’re eager to tell you about how a cybersecurity risk assessment can reveal your business vulnerabilities and security gaps. To learn more, contact us today for a FREE consultation!