Evaluating Insider Threats: A challenge for IT Auditing. It's more dangerous if the thief is within. Implementing the best cybersecurity tools is only half the job done in protecting your organization's digital assets. - You need to conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential insider threats. - You need to implement strict access controls and enforce the principle of least privilege. - You need to regularly train employees and contractors on the importance of data security and recognizing suspicious activities. - You need to leverage behavioural analytics tools like UXCam, Mixpanel, Firebase etc to monitor and detect unusual activities that could indicate an insider threats. STOP thinking of cybersecurity as solely an IT issue. START fostering a security-conscious culture across all levels of your organization, where safeguarding sensitive information is everyone's responsibility. It’s time to make our digital environments safer together. #cybersecurity #insiderthreat #dataprotection
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9moTo safeguard an organization from security threats, security conscious culture at all levels is highly recommended. While watching for threats from outside, inside must be tightly secured too. Thanks Faith Nkwocha, MBA, for this insightful piece.