Are all insider threats bad apples?
The “bad apples” argument for insider threats is simply too reductionist. Here is why: When an intentional insider threat manifests it is a product of […]
Defcon Talk: Using SE to create insider threats and win all the things
Lisa Forte’s Defcon 2021 talk on social engineering and insider threat. Transcript to follow.
Insider Theft of $119M worth of Coca Cola IP
What happened? An engineer who worked for Coca Cola and other manufacturers is alleged to have stolen valuable trade secrets in order to set up […]
Tesla Insider Threat Case (Khatilov)
Tesla Insider Threat Case Study According to the official Filing, Tesla is suing a former employee and software engineer named Alex Khatilov alleging trade secret […]
Insider Threat $800K Rogue Admin
Rogue Admin: Disgruntled former IT admin Charles E. Taylor quit his job at an unnamed Atlanta based distribution company before going on a sabotage spree costing the company $800,000 USD to redress.
Insider Threat Fraud: £4.6m in self-signed invoices
Of the three categories of insider threat; theft, fraud and sabotage, insider threat fraud is often the most complex, inventive and difficult to detect. This […]
Amazon Ring Insider Threat
Ring, the Amazon owned home-security company, has admitted firing four employees who accessed users’ videos. The employees had access to the video feeds but exceeded their authorised access by viewing them. This has undoubtedly caused embarrassment for Ring.
The Facebook Insider
Friday the 13th is a day that has been long associated with bad omens. This became a reality for almost 30,000 Facebook staff though on […]
Trend Micro Insider Breach
The Tokyo based cyber security company Trend Micro has revealed it has been the victim of a sophisticated insider threat attack. Customer records were accessed […]