Why Your Employees are a Bigger Threat than Hackers

Global cybercrime costs could reach $2 trillion by 2019. That’s up 3X from 2015, which was only a paltry $500 billion by comparison. Surprisingly, though, hackers should be the least of your worries.

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Less Than Zero (Trust): Learning the Lessons of OPM and WADA

A House Oversight Report Suggests the Zero Trust Model for Government Networks. What does that mean? And will it work?

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The Evolution of an Insider Threat: How a Business Analyst Turned into a Rogue Hacker

The Advanced Threat & Analysis Center (ATAC) team here at Digital Guardian are on high alert for any suspicious activity that is generated from our customer environments through our Managed Service offering. Most times we’ll detect external cyber-attacks and/or intrusions, however recently we came across a rather interesting finding that was almost too good not too share with our readers.

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Digital Guardian Sees Through Data Protection Evasion Techniques (Video Demo)

Watch this video demo to see how Digital Guardian protects data from insider threats.

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Pediatric Clinic Breach affects 16,000 in Texas, Underscores Insider Threat

Two disgruntled employees, a lawsuit and a trail of improper access are behind the latest HIPAA violation.

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ATF Official Caught Leaking Employee Data

CNN reports that an executive at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was sending personnel data to a personal email account.

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5 Steps to Deterring Insider Data Theft

The insider threat is something that every company must deal with, but effectively mitigating the risk of insider data theft can be difficult. Follow these 5 steps to drastically reduce the chances of insider theft at your company.

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Is it Worth Combating Insider Threats?

Insider threats are particularly pernicious because the attacker has legitimate access to the data and valid credentials. This makes insider threats extremely difficult to defend against.

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