Insider threats stories

Australian businesses surge in cybersecurity jobs amid rising threats
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Amidst escalating cyber threats, 60% of Australian businesses bolster cybersecurity jobs, reveals research by Trellix.

Major shifts set to reshape the security landscape in 2024
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2024 Security Trends: Experts at Integrity360 Flag CTEM Rise, Cloud Reversal, AI Impacts, and Insider Threats.

Embracing ethical hackers could strengthen cybersecurity, says HackerOne report
Fri, 27th Oct 2023
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Ethical hackers could vastly improve cybersecurity, preventing major attacks, according to the latest HackerOne report.

Flexxon launches Xsign: Innovative hardware security solution
Thu, 12th Oct 2023
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digitalisation
Flexxon's Xsign is an innovative hardware security solution that safeguards confidential data by only allowing access to verified users.

APAC organisations need strategy to stop insider threats
Wed, 23rd Mar 2022
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New research shows organisations are failing to address the issue of insider threats during a time when the risk is at its greatest.

Insider threats costing organisations $15.4 million a year
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Negligent insiders are the root cause of 56% of incidents while credential thefts have almost doubled and are the costliest to remediate.
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Lack of visibility into user activity increase risk of credential theft and insider threats - CyberArk
Thu, 11th Nov 2021
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80% of global organizations have experienced employees misusing or abusing their access to business applications, according to a survey by CyberArk.

Lack of security controls continues to put organisations at risk
Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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cyberark
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insider threats
Organisations still operate with limited visibility of user activity associated with web applications, despite the risk of insider threats and credential theft.

Trust no one: Recalibrating security to address insider threats
Tue, 22nd Jun 2021
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The high profile cases of Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning also provide an enduring yet often overlooked lesson about insider attacks.

Insider threat report reveals deception in the workforce
Wed, 21st Oct 2020
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cybersafety
Insider threats are costing businesses up to $2 million per attack, with brand reputation and disruption to operations being major consequences.

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Bitglass?
Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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cybersafety
Bitglass senior director of marketing, Jonathan Andresen, discusses insider attacks and best cybersecurity solutions.

Exabeam and Code42 partner up to launch insider threat solution
Wed, 16th Sep 2020
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cybersafety
Exabeam and Code42 have partnered to offer a joint solution to help security teams detect and reduce risks from insider attacks.

Research: 61% of companies have suffered an insider attack in last 12 months
Thu, 3rd Sep 2020
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61% of firms hit by insider attacks as cyber threats soar, finds Bitglass.

CenturyLink launches solution to combat insider threats
Fri, 8th May 2020
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insider threats
The solution employs behavioural analytics algorithms to find malicious user activities and automates the review of privileged account activities.

Proofpoint acquires insider threat management firm ObserveIT
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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Proofpoint will hand over US$225 million as part of a new arrangement to acquire insider threat management platform ObserveIT.

Routing the enemy within – LogRhythm
Tue, 29th Oct 2019
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While larger organisations and incidents hog the headlines, plenty of illicit activity is slipping under the radar – and staying there.

Finance breaches highlight need for internal cyber vigilance - Bitglass
Wed, 18th Sep 2019
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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insider threats
The financial services sector reported the second-highest number of data breaches in the 12-month period covered by the latest OIAC report.

Why businesses need a strategy to combat the enemy within – Ping Identity
Wed, 18th Sep 2019
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risk
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ping identity
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insider threats
While strengthening your organisation’s external defences with the latest tools and technologies makes sound sense, it’s only half a battle plan.

Protecting organisations from insider threats - Bitglass
Fri, 5th Jul 2019
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The biggest challenge for most external threat actors is gaining access to a target organisation, but insider threats already have this.

Nearly half of all employees are willing to share business secrets
Wed, 5th Jun 2019
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dlp
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intellectual property
Insider threat is real, according to a new report that highlights employee behaviour around sharing corporate information.

Verizon report spotlights mitigating insider threats
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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Companies are too often hesitant to recognise, report or take action against employees who have become a threat to their organisation.

Security professionals waste 10 hours every week because of poor software
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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logrhythm
Cybersecurity professionals could be wasting as many as 10 hours per week on tasks because of software that isn’t fit for the purpose.

Korean insurance provider detects insider threat through AI
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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ai security
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insider threats
Korean insurance provider KB Life has taken on Darktrace machine learning technology to prevent cyber threats.

Insider threat vendor Securonix eyes ANZ markets with new office, reseller signings
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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securonix
US insider threat and fraud detection vendor Securonix is eyeing up the Australian and NZ markets, as security breaches from within raise concerns.