Top-10 Guide for Protecting Sensitive Data from Malicious Insiders

摘要

Insider threats, both careless and malicious, abound. Thisrnfact is amplified during difficult economic times. With a plethora of digitized information, and vehicles for turning credit card data, personally identifiable information and intellectual property into cash, goods, and other services, risks have increased. It's no wonder that we're hearing about a growing number of attacks where the target is sensitive data, and the perpetrators are those with evaluated levels of trust and access: insiders. For years, organizations have worked diligently to lock down their perimeters only to find out that the most devastating enemy is already inside. Today, most organizations would agree that their most valuable IT assets reside within applications and databases.