Frame036/ShutterstockIt’s easy to think that cybersecurity is all about keeping the data in and keeping the bad guys out. But what about your staff? That body of people already inside your firewall, and allowed to connect to your network. What if one of them turns rogue? The Disgruntled Employee The idea of an employee mounting a cyberattack against their own employer is a real concern. It needs to be considered, planned for, and strategies put in place in case it becomes a reality. Insider cyberattacks are such a clear and present danger that there is a generic name for the employee who turns against the company. They’re known as the disgruntled employee. The triggers that drive employees to commit insider attacks are as varied as people. It might be a single significant event or it might be a long string of smaller issues. Personal perspective comes into play here. Something one person might shrug off and forget within a day or so can be a huge deal for someone else. Of course, circumstances outside of work can lower a person’s ability to cope with issues in the workplace. If an individual is burdened with pressures and problems in their home life they are going to cope less well with additional workplace strife, whether the root cause is real or imagined. The character and mental toughness of an individual inevitably play their part. A recurring theme with disgruntled employees is they say they were driven to do what they did because… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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