Whether intentional or accidental, insider threats pose serious risks. Employees with access to sensitive systems can leak data, fall for scams or misconfigure software, leading to significant security breaches.
Typical signals
- Data exfil to personal cloud, mass downloads, atypical API calls
- Privilege abuse (off-hours), policy bypass, shadow IT use
- Repeated misconfig changes (security groups, storage ACLs)
Current-state check
- Combine DLP + UEBA + JIT/JEA privileges for priority assets
- Target "accidental insiders": guardrails, IaC checks, approvals
- IR: prepare legal/HR workflows and evidence handling
