(Answered) : The Most Common Ways You Could Get Tricked into Compromising Company Data by Eric Cole DECEMBER 08, 2017 While major brea

The Most Common Ways You Could Get Tricked into Compromising Company Data
by Eric Cole
DECEMBER 08, 2017

While major breaches where millions of records are compromised tend to dominate the news, a much more dangerous and insidious threat goes largely unnoticed — that of the insider. An “accidental insider” is a well-meaning employee who is tricked by adversaries or competitors into revealing passwords or unintentionally installing malicious code onto organizational networks. Alternately, a malicious insider steals data for personal or financial gain with intent to harm the employer.

How prevalent is the insider threat problem? According to a study performed by Accenture and