Financial services organizations already face a dizzying array of external threats, but just as dangerous and often harder to spot are the threats posed by people inside their firm, according to the Trustwave SpiderLabs' Financial Services Deep Dive: Insider Threat. The report noted that insider threat attacks have become more common over the past year, with 40% of organizations reporting more frequent insider threat attacks compared to previous years.

Ever since systems started restricting access through passwords, the trial and error method has been used to crack them. But even today, brute force attacks remain a serious danger for organizations. According to the 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon, the brute force technique accounts for 21% of all basic web application attacks.

As remote work increases, organizations are faced with new cybersecurity challenges. When employees access sensitive company data from various locations and devices, traditional security perimeters dissolve and create potential vulnerabilities. This guide focuses on proactive measures, strategies, best practices, and advanced monitoring solutions to employ when your employees work remotely.

Organizations of all sizes depend on data to maintain their operations. As cybersecurity professionals, we must guard this asset from loss, theft, or corruption. Data loss can have devastating consequences, from financial harm to reputational damage and regulatory penalties. This guide will provide the knowledge and strategies you need to effectively prevent data loss in your organization. What You’ll Learn.

In early 2022, a Yahoo employee, Qian Sang, exploited his access to confidential information, and stole the company’s AdLearn product minutes after receiving a job offer from a competitor. By the time the breach was discovered, the damage was extensive, costing the company millions in fines, legal fees, and lost business . This incident is not an isolated case.

While external cyberattacks often make the headlines, internal security risks (aka insider risks) present a significant danger that is sometimes underestimated. These risks can arise from disgruntled employees, negligent insiders, or malicious actors with privileged access. The repercussions of such breaches can be severe, resulting in data loss, financial harm, legal fines, and harm to reputation.

Recognizing the indicators of insider risk before they turn into threats requires a paradigm shift in the way we operate. It necessitates moving from a reactive mode of operation to proactive. And it requires data that is continuously captured and analyzed to enable security teams to easily see patterns and anomalies and gauge the level of risk of specific behaviors.

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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for email systems helps organizations prevent sensitive data within email from being lost, leaked, or accessed by unauthorized individuals, be it an insider risk or malicious behavior from outside. Solutions for email DLP monitor inbound and outbound messages, searching for loss risks like content or attachments that are sensitive, confidential, or protected by regulation. Email DLP systems can flag, block, or delete an email based on custom policy.