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The devil is inside

60% of respondents believe detecting and preventing insider attacks is more difficult than external
attacks. Why is it more difficult? It is more difficult because employees can easily hide behind their normal
tasks. Accidental and careless leaks are the hardest to detect. While 53% are worried about contractors,
an almost equal 50% is worried about employees. Many users have access to more sensitive information
in a world of new collaboration apps and cheap cloud storage.

The devil collaborates

42% of organizations consider collaboration and communication applications (email, messaging, etc) to
be a root cause of insider threats. Employees readily share information in the spirit of collaboration but
sometimes are not careful and data is exposed via applications that are not secured. Productivity is king,
especially in today’s world so any tool that improves productivity is quickly adopted. IT and Security are
not able to vet platforms or educate users on best practices.

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