Insider Threat Report Reveals Mismatch Between Security Fears and Spending

New research suggests that within US organizations, the possibility of insider threats tops all worries.

The Insider Threat Report, conducted in conjunction with Ovum and Vormetric, said that insider threats today have shifted to include both traditional insiders with access to critical data as part of their work, as well as privileged users and attacks that seek to compromise credentials to gain access to data such as Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). Focused on enterprises, the report details concerns, the status of protection today, and organizations plans to offset insider threats as well as highlighting the responses of European organizations against their U.S. counterparts.