Insider threat
Subtitle: a guide to understanding, detecting, and defending against the enemy from within
By: Dr. Julie E. Mehan
Publisher: IT Governance Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781849288408; 9781849288392; 9781849288415
Subjects: Internal security; National security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
Description: Detailing the measures that organizations can implement to ensure high-impact quick wins, this in-depth book looks beyond perimeter protection tools, and shows how a security culture based on international best practice can help mitigate the insider threat to your security. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Title; title: Copyright; title: Preface; title: About the Author; title: Acknowledgements; title: Contents; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1: The Hidden Threat; title: Why The Insider Threat is Called 'The Hidden Threat'; title: Defining the Insider; title: Insider Threat Has Many Forms; title: Chapter 2: Insider Threat Models and Indicators; title: The Bricks and Mortar Insider; title: Hard Copy-Based Insider; title: The Transitional Insider; title: Bits and Bytes Insider; title: Behavior Traits and Patterns Associated with Insider Threat; title: Insider Motivations and Enablers; title: The Psychology of an Insider; title: The Snowden Case; title: Organizational Characteristics and Insider Threat; title: The Life Stages of the Insider Threat; title: The Radicalized Insider Threat; title: A Note of Caution; title: Privacy and Ethical Concerns; title: Chapter 3: The Unintentional Insider Threat; title: Social Engineering; title: The Careless UIT; title: Social Media and the UIT; title: Chapter 4: Insider Threat, Big Data and the Cloud; title: Cloud Computing; title: Big Data; title: Cloud Computing & Big Data Insider Threat Concerns; title: FedRAMP; title: US Efforts to Secure the Cloud against Insider Threat; title: Chapter 5: Regional Perspectives on Insider Threat; title: Regional Perspectives; title: Different Views on Insider Threat; title: Chapter 6: Best Practices, Controls and Quick Wins; title: Policy and Strategic Initiatives; title: Training and Awareness; title: Personnel Security and Management; title: Prevention and Deterrence; title: Reaction, Response, and Recovery; title: Insider Threat 'Worst Practices'; title: Chapter 7: Final Thoughts; title: End Notes; title: ITG Resources.