What Are Insider Threats? Definition, Types, and Mitigation Tactics

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			<div><h2>What Is an Insider Threat?<b></b></h2></div>
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			<div><p>An insider threat is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Outwardly, they appear just like any other trusted member of your enterprise, but inside, they have the potential and agenda to destroy whole infrastructures or manipulate data for their satisfaction or monetary end goal.</p>

They can be a current or former employee, a disgruntled system administrator, an outside contractor, cyber intrusion, or an infiltrator from a business competitor. Their objectives …