Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, Harold T. Martin III, faces trial this June on charges that he stole an astonishing 50 terabytes of data
The huge haul contained documents far more sensitive than anything Edward Snowden made public. It is believed that his illegal activities began in 1996 and continued up to his arrest in 2016.
Anyone can be an insider – even security professionals
The nature of this NSA breach should be an eye-opener for any organisation about the risk of the insider threat and the vital importance of real-time alerting to any suspicious activity and behaviour. Every employee – from regular key workers to specialist high-level cybersecurity contractors – can be an insider threat, but businesses that recognise this and are primed to proactively manage the risk can effectively safeguard their most important assets.
Many of today’s organisations are rightly making cybersecurity a top priority. Many have even enhanced their dedicated information security departments by hiring specialist experts to spearhead efforts. While this proactivity is to be celebrated, it’s imperative that all organisations still remember that even…
