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It's a little unsettling to think about how the biggest threats to an organization can be from within. The inside hacker doesn't even have to be disgruntled: th
by rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
It's a little unsettling to think about how the biggest threats to an organization can be from within. The inside hacker doesn't even have to be disgruntled: they could just download the wrong link or put in a flash stick from the parking lot and BAM! More hacking in a minute than any Hollywood effort could get you.
The worst part about it is that to be completely on the ball with internal threats, you need to be constantly paranoid, assuming by default that any employee with enough access is a threat, or a threat waiting to happen. Such things do not add to team morale or cohesion, but in this case, a pound of prevention is still better than a metric ton of cure.
- mcbits 10y agoRegarding morale, there's always a "bad country" making headlines each week. A disgruntled employee and an employee coerced by Bad Country's operatives can do pretty much the same damage, so you might as well frame the risks and policies in terms of protecting employees from the latter.