As cyberespionage and ransomware attacks wreak increasing damage on the world economy, it makes sense that many companies think their biggest threats comes from external actors.
But most risk still emanates from inside the organization, according to the Kroll's Global Fraud & Risk Report.
The report was based on a survey conducted among 540 senior executives across six continents and found that a significant amount of companies' fraud, cybersecurity and security incidents were caused by current or former employees.
|Risks from current & former employees
Ex-employees, for example, were key perpetrators in 37% of security incidents that happened outside the cyber realm. What's more, 25% of security incidents were caused by middle- or senior-level employees, while 26% were by junior employees.
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Rhys Dipshan
CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)
