Companies across a wide spectrum of industries continue to wrestle with how to implement a well-designed insider threat program. The US government has provided guidelines that help but, as we’ve
Detecting an Insider Threat in Game of Thrones
Is Lord Varys, the enigmatic eunuch, a threat to Daenerys Targaryen’s army? As any Game of Thrones fan knows, Varys is currently an advisor to Daenerys. With the help of
Gartner: Cybersecurity Needs to Become More Continuous, Adaptable and Risk-Based
The explosive growth of cloud-based services and mobile devices in the workplace has rendered conventional approaches to cybersecurity risk management virtually obsolete, requiring a more adaptive and continuous strategy towards
‘Continuous Trustworthiness’ Needs More Focus, Haystax Technology CEO Writes
Companies take time to screen their potential employees during the application process, and government-job seekers undergo many additional investigative procedures, too. And yet once an individual is hired, the vetting
Haystax Technology CEO Describes Private Sector’s Insider Threat Challenges
Last fall, just three years after the massive Edward Snowden leak, Harold Martin III – another government contractor – was charged with allegedly stealing highly classified documents from the National
Insider Threat and Security Clearance Reform: A Chance to Accelerate Change
Many policy objectives were ardently debated throughout the 2016 presidential election cycle and became polarizing issues, dividing people chiefly along party lines. By contrast, the twin issues of improved insider
Lessons From the Financial Sector’s Approach to Cybersecurity Regulation
In earlier blogs, (here and here) we discussed weaknesses of the new industrial insider threat program regulation, the National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM) Change 2. As the November 30
A Wrong Turn on Insider Threat Programs
Detecting insider threats before they cause harm is, of course, a daunting challenge. In response, the US government has moved aggressively over the last five years to deploy tools on
