The Insider Threat

Catherine Piana Director General /CoESS Confederation of European Security Services, Belgium

John Donlon QPM FSyL Chairman /International Association of CIP Profssionals

Peter Nilsson Head /AIRPOL

Sarah-Jane Prew Aviation Security Consultant /Arup, UK

An insider threat is a perceived danger to your company that originates from individuals who work there, such as current or former employees, contractors, or business partners, who have inside knowledge of the company’s security procedures, data, and computer systems. The main objectives of malevolent insider threats are espionage, fraud, intellectual property theft, and sabotage, for monetary, private, or malicious purposes, they wilfully misuse their priviledged access to steal information or damage systems. Here we take a deeper dive into the range of threats and how to mitigate and counter these.