Friday Five: Zero-Trust Guidance, IP Theft, Surging Cybercrime, & More
An FBI report on rising cybercrime topped this week's headlines and was further underscored by an IP theft scandal at Google, but new initiatives from the White House and NSA aim to combat such threats. Get up to speed on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five!
Friday Five: Insider Threats, Compliance Woes, Fighting Espionage, & More
In this week's Friday Five, learn how internal threat actors are finding success, the U.S. and allies are fighting foreign espionage campaigns, a new bill could fortify the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, and more.
Friday Five: DDoS and USB Attacks, Critical Infrastructure Concerns, & More
A rise in cyberattacks’ volume and sophistication, lawmakers cracking down on privacy, the rising threats to critical infrastructure, and more. Catch up on these stories and more in this week’s Friday Five!
Insider Threat: Definition & Examples
A recent report said that almost half of data breaches involve an insider element. In this blog we define what constitutes an insider threat and give you nearly 50 examples to help illustrate the threat further.
US Indicts Man Behind Shopify Insider Breach
It seems as if the goal of the breach was to set up copycat merchant pages to divert sales from the originals.
Suit Claims Attorneys Stole, Destroyed Data Before Joining Rival Firm
A new lawsuit alleges four attorneys plotted their exit months before they left for a competing firm, then copied and destroyed corporate data.
Insider Threats Poised to Increase in 2021
Forrester, citing the persistence of remote work, predicts that internal incidents will be responsible for 33% of breaches in 2021.
Former Healthcare Exec Sentenced for Sabotaging COVID-19 Supply Deliveries
The ex-VP conducted an intrusion into his former employer’s package shipping system and delayed PPE essential to healthcare workers.
Former Employee Breached Company Payroll Data
Before resigning, the employee stole company data and created a "superuser" account that let him access the network after he left.
Shopify Acknowledges Insider Breach of 200 Stores
A breach at the popular e-commerce site was linked back to two "rogue" support team employees.
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