""Every day, organizations face a spectrum of insider risk, from accidental missteps to deliberate sabotage," states Dr. Margaret Cunningham, Vice President of Security & AI Strategy at Darktrace. "The high-profile cases we see in headlines - sabotage, bribery, espionage - are real and damaging, but they're relatively rare. The daily reality is far more mundane: employees forwarding files to personal accounts, bypassing controls to meet deadlines, or uploading sensitive data into unsanctioned AI tools. These 'tiny crimes' are normalized behaviors that, at scale, create significant organizational risk.""
""Fortinet's 2025 Insider Risk Report: The Hidden Cost of Everyday Actions report reveals that in terms of cybersecurity, insider risks have become one of the greatest challenges organizations face. The report emphasizes that unlike "bad actors using compromised credentials, insider risks are often woven into daily workflows," which could compound the security incidents and exposures due to frequent repetition. Furthermore, the report found that 77% of organizations have experienced insider-related data loss in the last 18 months. Additionally, 21% reported more than 20 instances in that time frame.""
Insider risks threaten physical security, cybersecurity, and reputation. Incidents range from accidental missteps to deliberate sabotage, with high-profile sabotage, bribery, and espionage being relatively rare. More common are mundane behaviors such as employees forwarding files to personal accounts, bypassing controls to meet deadlines, and uploading sensitive data into unsanctioned AI tools. These normalized 'tiny crimes' accumulate risk at scale. Insider risks are now among the greatest cybersecurity challenges; 77% of organizations experienced insider-related data loss in the last 18 months, and 21% reported more than 20 instances. Effective mitigation requires multi-layered protective measures.
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