Daily Insider Threat News – October 6, 2017

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INSIDER THREATS TO NUCLEAR FACILITIES

Nautilus Institute

This paper addresses the issue of the threat posed by terrorists to civilian nuclear facilities, with particular attention to insider threats to the nuclear fuel …

74% of Breaches from Insiders or Outsiders?

Infosecurity Magazine (blog)

The challenge here is in the way we discuss and promote our own agendas. Some are driving the insider threat bandwagon, either because they have …

NSA docs ‘taken’ off staff home PC using Kaspersky software

TEISS (blog)

… Head of Product Management at Huntsman Security, said that such failures should be a reminder to all organisations how damaging insider threats …

Russian hackers steal classified US cyber defence data – Information Age

Russian hackers steal from US government again – expert says US at fault – SecurityBrief Europe

Russian Hackers Pilfered Data from NSA Contractor’s Home Computer: Report – Dark Reading

Swift Institute publishes working papers on cyber security

Finextra

“Sharing Insider Threat Indicators: Examining the Potential Use of SWIFT’s Messaging Platform to Combat Cyber Fraud” , by Elizabeth M. Petrie and …

Cyber Security Awareness Month: How to Enlist Employees in Your Battle Against Insider Threats

Business 2 Community

The specter of insider threats hangs over every employee in an organization. An employee can inadvertently be a threat after opening a suspicious …

The NSA Officially Has a Rogue Contractor Problem

WIRED

That’s possibly because as dangerous as the “insider threat” problem may be, it has no easy solution, says Susan Hennessey, a former NSA attorney …

 

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