Hills, M. and Anjali, A. (2017) A human factors contribution to countering insider threats: practical prospects from a novel approach to warning & avoiding. Security Journal. 30(1) 0955-1662.
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Abstract:
Any organisation is susceptible to a breach of security from outside: hacking, product contamination, theft of intellectual property and so on. Although all of these are risks to an organisation and can be highly deleterious to its financial health and reputation, the threat posed by a malevolent insider can be even more challenging. Whilst there has been a large quantity of academic articles and industry surveys produced on the theme of Insider Threats - the majority of this published work is descriptive or details the effects of insiders’ actions. This paper provides initial thoughts around some practical and pragmatic steps to being to gain clarity on the challenge of insider threat and how organisations may draw on novel approaches to grow early warning, response and mitigation against Insider Threats. The paper also discusses the importance of security culture and risk communication.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Insider threat, nudge, sentinel events, early warning, weak signals, cyber-security, cyber-enabled security
Creators:
Hills, M. and Anjali, A.
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Date:
16 February 2017
Date Type:
Publication
Journal or Publication Title:
Security Journal
Volume:
30
Number:
1
Language:
English
DOI:
ISSN:
0955-1662
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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