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
Is Yesterday’s Trusted Employee Today’s Insider Threat? And How Would You Know?
What if you could instinctively know whom to trust within your organization? Better yet, what if you could automatically reassess a person’s level of trustworthiness, day by day and month
Companies need to go beyond minimum insider threat standards, Haystax Technology CEO Tells InsideDefense
In May the Pentagon published a change to the National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM), requiring contractors to “establish and maintain an insider threat program to detect, deter and mitigate
NISPOM 2 Adds Insider Threat Rule, But Does It Go Far Enough?
After years of deliberation, the Department of Defense has published Change 2 to its National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM). With this release, DoD requires the cleared community to formally
Why Homeland Security Doctrine Needs a Hard Reboot
Former Department of Homeland Security official Paul Rosenzweig has issued a long-overdue call for wholesale revisions to US homeland security doctrine, in reaction to fundamental changes in the security landscape
Network World: Cyber hygiene isn’t enough, says Haystax Technology CEO Bryan Ware
Like human hygiene, organizations must maintain regular cyber hygiene for healthy outcomes, but it’s critical they don’t neglect the tools and processes that mitigate cyber risk — the most serious
Information Sharing is Key to Countering the Crime-to-Jihad Pipeline
A disturbing pattern has emerged in the recruiting tactics of hyper-violent organizations like ISIS: nearly all foot soldiers who have carried out mass-casualty attacks recently are already violent criminals known
Threats in LA, NY, FL and TX may have been hoaxes, but terrorism in schools is a real threat
The nation’s second-largest public school system, Los Angeles Unified School District, shut down on Tuesday after receiving what was deemed a “credible threat” of violence via email. New York schools,
