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Former CIA tech boss warns organizations about insider cybersecurity threats
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Organizations\u00a0need to be more aware of insider security threats, according to CIA’s former chief technology officer Bob Flores. He made the comments during a keynote speech at the Connect Expo in Melbourne. The matter occurred after IBM\u2019s\u00a0Cyber Security Intelligence Index<\/em><\/strong> crushing conclusion that no less than 95 percent of all cybersecurity incidents are triggered by human error. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Trusted insiders are probably the biggest problem you’re going to run into. However, when we’re talking about an insider threat, we’re not referring to people who have a nefarious reason for doing what it’s they’re doing. Most insider threats come from people doing things inadvertently”, says Flores. However, being a trusted insider doesn’t mean you can’t be doing bad things. You can be doing bad things without even knowing you’re doing bad things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there are insiders with a hidden agenda. But, most likely it\u2019s just an employee clicking on a link in an email that looked genuine at first glance. However, it was far from genuine. These thoughtless clicks are the result of poor security practices among staff. “Employees have to be educated about security, and they have to be educated again and again and again. You can’t do it once as they come into the organization, they have to learn about it until they retire”, according to Flores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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