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What is an insider threat? A malicious employee, an employee who makes a mistake, an outside actor with legitimate credentials, or all of the above? Over the last year we have been hearing from more of you that insider threat is becoming a top threat vector. In this series we will examine what really is an insider threat and best practices to mitigate that threat.

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For years now, users of our systems and data have not been solely employees and contractors. The business has extended nearly all internal systems to our customers and third parties. We have little or no control of how they get in, as the business wants access to frictionless and always-on. With the recent pandemic, work-from-home has become the new work standard requiring remote access entirely. Attackers are well aware and have put significant effort into exploits that target the user, the devices they use, and the software employed to interact with applications.

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Knowing that the user is often the weakest link in our security defense, how do you develop solutions that secure systems and data while making the user experience as "frictionless" as possible? The industry has responded with controls in the spaces of Identity and Access Management, User and Entity Behavior Analytics, Awareness, Email Security, Micro-segmentation, and Endpoint Security, to name a few.

Combating Risky User Behavior