insider threat

In December last year, the customer information of Cash App users was accessed by a former employee of Block, the company behind the popular mobile payment service app. This was revealed in a very recent filing to the...

loc If you’re a fan of the Gestalt IT Rundown that I do every week on the Gestalt IT YouTube channel, you have probably heard about the recent hacks of NVIDIA and Samsung. The original investigation into those hacks...

If you’re a fan of the Gestalt IT Rundown that I do every week on the Gestalt IT YouTube channel, you have probably heard about the recent hacks of NVIDIA and Samsung. The original investigation into those hacks...

You’ve heard about ransomware, where attackers lock up your files and demand a payment for the decryption key. You may also have heard about ransomware attackers not only locking up your files, but also threatening to...

Cybercriminals grow in both number and sophistication, and their targeting has become more strategic, focusing on maximum effectiveness and profitability. As data pours in on global cybercrime, the financial services...

On the path to becoming more cyber secure, organizations across the globe spend an estimated $60 billion per year to defend their assets, recruit talent and work to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Moreover,...

On March 23, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) issued “Insider Threat Mitigation for U.S. Critical Infrastructure Entities: Guidelines from an Intelligence Perspective.” The new publication...

An IT contractor working for an IT consultancy company took it upon himself to perform an act of revenge against the firm he worked at, after they complained about his performance. The charge he faced was breaking into...

While the number of insider threats are on the rise, a dedicated team of properly-equipped security professionals can tackle the task, provided they have the support of management and staff throughout the company. That...

In today’s highly regulated environment, financial services organizations are trusted with far more than just money; they are also responsible for keeping customers’ highly sensitive personal and financial data...

Europe’s banks and cybersecurity experts are warning of a growing challenge due to insider threat fraud, warning of the high costs associated for organizations that fall victim to this form of cyberattack. European...

Members of Shopify’s support team abused access to company networkCustomer contact information and order details accessedFBI and international law enforcement agencies are investigating Shopify, the major ecommerce...

September marks the beginning of Insider Threat Awareness Month 2020. Enterprises can’t ignore that some of the most pressing threats to their digital IT infrastructure might not come from without but from within....

From IC Insider Alteryx By Andrew MacIsaac, Director, Solutions Marketing, Public Sector, Alteryx, Inc. Author’s Note: This article describes a use case related to employee well-being and issues related to national...

Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a 27-year-old Russian national, was arrested by FBI after conspiring to bribe a US company employee to manually install malware on the network of an unnamed Nevada-based company. According to...