Insider risk – definition and threat vectors
In the world of cybersecurity, an insider risk or insider threat can be defined as the risk or danger arising from a trusted insider who may, intentionally or unintentionally, compromise the confidentiality, availability, and/or integrity of enterprise systems, data, and resources/intellectual property.
Personnel may knowingly or unknowingly expose the sensitive data and information of an organization to the external world while performing their normal tasks. This can result in a loss of reputation or a loss of high-value data, as well as creating a hole in the organization’s network that goes unnoticed.
Insider threat has four main categories: