Daily Insider Threat News – September 26, 2017

September 26, 2017

NEWS

• • What’s causing so many data breaches and leaks? 7% of all Amazon S3 servers exposed online

    International Business Times UK
    Yet another reason for such breaches could also be somewhat of an insider threat. “Apart from the threat of exposing customers’ data or backup server …

  • How the Value Outweighs the Cost of Security

    Security Intelligence (blog)
    Insider threat. Host security awareness training and foster self-policing environments. Security information and event management (SIEM). Monitor …

  • Political science professor details increasing danger of ‘insider threats‘

    The Stanford Daily
    According to Sagan, insider threats are threats to an organization that come from people within the group, such as employees, former employees, …

  • Survey: Most CIOs Say a Majority of Their Applications Are Out of Date

    Nextgov
    For federal CIOs, the greatest cybersecurity concerns were insider threats, training and workforce development and phishing attempts. Only about 35 …
    Leadership vacancies, cyber risks forcing federal CIOs to ‘do more with less’ – Washington Business Journal

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  • Leader, team recognized for exceptional insider threat capabilities

    Air Force Link
    The 25th Air Force’s Insider Threat Hub, led by Jason Barron, was recognized last week for their dedication to developing top-notch Air Force …

  • User behavior analytics: separating hype from reality

    CSO Online–3 hours ago
    They note that UBA tools hold several key advantages over SIEM for applications like insider threat detection, credential abuse, account takeovers and IP/data …