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Behavioral Visibility for Productivity
⏱ 3 min Explore how Veriato provides real-time visibility into workforce productivity, activity trends, and behavioral risk indicators across the organization. read more
The New Standard for Ethical and Secure AI in Insider Risk Platforms
As organizations evaluate ethical AI insider risk management platforms, governance, transparency, data privacy, and model control are becoming critical decision criteria. read more
Behavioral Visibility: Moving Beyond Activity to Understand Engagement, Sentiment, and Intent
Behavioral visibility helps organizations move beyond activity data to understand engagement, sentiment, and intent. By adding context to workforce behavior, teams can detect insider risk earlier, reduce false positives, and make more informed decisions. read more
Proactive Insider Risk Management: The Smartest Cybersecurity Investment for 2026
Insider risk is no longer just a security issue, it’s a business risk. In this blog, we explore why proactive Insider Risk Management is emerging as a top cybersecurity investment for 2026. Learn how behavioral intelligence and sentiment analysis help organizations detect early risk signals, align security and HR teams, and give leaders the visibility they need to act before incidents escalate. read more
Infographic: 2026 Insider Risk Predictions: What Organizations Must Prepare For
Explore the key insider risk trends shaping 2026. This infographic highlights how AI-powered risk prediction, sentiment analysis, and behavioral intelligence help organizations detect insider threats earlier, strengthen governance, and maintain visibility across hybrid work environments. read more
Insider Risk Management Guide
Discover how modern Insider Risk Management leverages behavioral visibility, sentiment analysis, and AI-driven risk scoring to detect insider threats early and strengthen security, compliance, and workforce resilience. read more
2026 Insider Risk Predictions: What Organizations Must Prepare For
Key Takeaways: What 2026 Holds for Insider Risk AI and Sentiment Analysis Take the Lead In 2026, AI-powered risk prediction and sentiment analysis are no longer emerging; they’re essential. Organizations ... read more
Why Boards Must Take the Lead on Insider Risk Oversight
Key Takeaways Insider Risk Is Business Risk Insider threats have swiftly become one of the most prevalent and financially burdensome forms of cyber risk. This necessitates immediate board-level visibility ... read more
Predict and Prevent: How AI is Changing Insider Risk Management
Key Takeaways Insider risk is now a board-level concern 83% of organizations experienced an insider-related incident in 2024, making it one of the most pervasive cybersecurity challenges today. (IBM, Insider ... read more
Beyond Productivity – Using UAM to Understand Team Capacity & Burnout Risk
Burnout-related disengagement can cost organizations up to $21,000 per employee annually, or $5 million for a 1,000-person company. High workloads, digital fatigue, and constant multitasking are typical in modern workplaces. Many organizations struggle to recognize these signs early enough to act. Every day saved through proactive intervention helps recoup a portion of the $ 4,000–$ 21,000 per employee burnout risk. read more
Beyond the Perimeter: Rethinking Security from the Inside Out
Key Takeaways Insider Threats Are a Boardroom Issue, Not Just an IT Problem With rising accountability for compliance and resilience, CISOs must own internal risk visibility as part of their strategic ... read more
Redefining Accountability: How User Activity Monitoring Supports Remote Workforce Management
Key Takeaways Stop guessing and start guiding. UAM provides the visibility to act early and lead with confidence. Accountability that motivates. Use real insights to empower employees, not punish ... read more
A Smarter Way to Monitor: How Ethical UAM Supports HR, IT, and Compliance Goals
Key Takeaways: Ethical Monitoring Bridges Trust and Oversight Veriato’s User Activity Monitoring (UAM) solution enables ethical, transparent oversight that supports HR, IT, and Compliance goals ... read more
Who Buys Insider Risk Management? A Business Case Across Roles
Key Takeaways: Insider Threats Are a Business Risk, Not Just a Security Concern Seventy-four percent of cybersecurity incidents originate from within the organization. Insider Risk Management (IRM) ... read more
Logistics Industry: Boosting Operational Efficiency with User Activity Monitoring (UAM)
Key Takeaways: Fragmented data and a lack of visibility often cause operational inefficiencies - According to McKinsey, logistics operations may lose up to 30% efficiency due to process opacity and ... read more
BPO Industry: Enhancing Productivity and Compliance with User Activity Monitoring (UAM)
Key Takeaways: Remote Workforce Visibility is Critical With over 80% of BPO employees now working remotely, many organizations struggle to ensure productivity and process adherence. UAM provides ... read more
Securing Your SaaS Future: How Veriato User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Addresses Key SaaS Challenges
Key Takeaways: Veriato UAM enhances IP protection with real-time activity monitoring. UAM identifies and mitigates risks from employee moonlighting. Productivity and accountability among remote ... read more
Protecting Client Data: How User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Supports Compliance in Financial Services
Key Takeaways: UAM supports—but does not replace—regulatory compliance. It provides compliance, HR, and legal teams with detailed user activity logs that help demonstrate the enforcement of internal ... read more
PHI Data Protection in Healthcare: How User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Improves Visibility and Compliance
Key Takeaways: Traditional security measures leave visibility gaps – Access control and DLP solutions focus on restricting PHI access but do not provide insight into how and where sensitive data is shared ... read more
Infographic: Seeing is Securing: The Critical Need for Visibility in Insider Risk Management
Discover how Veriato's Seeing is Securing approach empowers businesses with advanced user activity monitoring. This infographic highlights how real-time visibility, behavioral analytics, and risk scoring help detect insider threats, boost productivity, and ensure compliance. See the full picture—because what you can’t see, you can’t secure. read more
5 Ways User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Can Strengthen Your Business Operations
Most organizations think of User Activity Monitoring (UAM) as an IT tool, but it is much more than that. When used strategically, UAM strengthens productivity, compliance, workplace investigations, hybrid work management, and security. read more
Seeing is Securing: Why Insider Threats Could Be Your Company’s Biggest Blind Spot
Insider threats are on the rise. Learn how real-time monitoring and Insider Risk Management (IRM) can help protect your data, reputation, and operations. read more
The Power of Data: The Foundation of Better Workforce Insights
Discover how comprehensive data collection empowers better workforce management, enhanced security, and simplified compliance. Learn how Veriato UAM provides actionable insights to foster a secure, engaged, and productive workplace. read more
Why User Activity Monitoring (UAM) is a Must for SMBs
SMBs see the value of user activity monitoring in gaining deep insights for more intelligent decisions, so they trust Veriato's innovative management system. read more
User Activity Monitoring: Unlocking Productivity for Remote and On-site Workforces
If you’re struggling with workforce visibility or wasting valuable time on slow investigations, Veriato UAM offers the tools you need to regain control. read more
Smart Year-End IT Investments- A Trifecta for ROI
As the year wraps up, many IT, security, compliance, and HR teams have unspent budgets that won't roll over. Rather than scrambling for last-minute, low-value purchases, investing in proven tools to drive results across the organization with little ramp time just makes great financial sense. read more
Beyond UEBA: Elevating Insider Risk Management with Behavioral Intelligence
Insider risk management goes beyond UEBA expertise to evolve. Solutions must match up to the rise in insider security breaches. read more
From Reactive to Proactive: Why AI-Powered IRM is a Must-Have for Compliance Teams
Learn how IRM helps compliance professionals proactively identify behavioral anomalies that often go undetected or are only discovered after violation. read more
Is IAM, SIEM, and DLP Enough to Combat Insider Risk?
Gaps in IAM, SIEM, and DLP tools leave insider risk undetected and unmitigated. Learn how to enhance your security by monitoring human behavior. read more
Insider Risk Management: Addressing the Human Side of Risk
Shifting to human-centric security, the human firewall helps prevent insider risk by managing behaviors at the individual level. read more
Why Understanding Human Behavior is the Future of Cybersecurity – Exclusive Interview
Elizabeth Harz, CEO of Veriato, shares her insights on the evolving landscape of insider risk management. Find out why understanding human behavior is crucial to preventing breaches and how Veriato’s solutions are leading the way. read more
Is Employee Monitoring Software Worth The Investment?
Key Takeaways: Employee monitoring software offers detailed insights into employee activities, enhancing productivity and bolstering data security. Choose the right software based on features, cost, ... read more
How To Choose The Right Employee Monitoring Software
Remote work is becoming increasingly common, and data breaches are a constant threat. The importance of employee monitoring software has never been more pronounced. For businesses looking to safeguard their digital ... read more
UEBA: Revolutionizing Security With Advanced Analytics
Key Takeaways: Behavior-Focused Security: UEBA revolutionizes cybersecurity by analyzing user behavior patterns, providing a dynamic approach to detecting anomalies and potential threats. Flexible and ... read more
Insider Threat Detection In Modern Enterprises
Key Takeaways: Detect Before It's Too Late: Insider threats are multifaceted, encompassing malicious actions, negligent behaviors, and external infiltrators, making comprehensive detection strategies ... read more
How to Better Manage Cybersecurity Risk With Human-Centric Approach
While technology is incredibly valuable in the cybersecurity landscape, understanding the habits of the people that work for an organization provides benefits well beyond cybersecurity. read more
2024 Insider Risk Preparedness Checklist
This guide offers key data points every organization needs to monitor and analyze to help you get ahead of insider-driven cybersecurity threats in 2024 and beyond. read more
A Surge in Quiet and Loud Quitters Presents New Threats
Investing in an engaged workforce isn’t just good for a company’s productivity, it’s also a constructive way of reducing insider risks and threats. By actively monitoring for signs of quiet and loud quitters, companies can spot signs earlier and get ahead of issues. read more
How Financial Services Firms Can Get Ahead of Cyber Threats With Insider Risk Management
Financial services organizations have a particularly sensitive environment that is ripe for insider risk. Financial firms urgently need better methods for detecting threats before they occur. read more
How Insider Risk Management Complements Existing Cyber Security Solutions for Healthcare Companies
Healthcare organizations in particular need early detection because even one incident of non-compliance creates liability and exposure. Insider risk management solutions supplement existing cyber security solutions to allow these organizations to get ahead of threats. read more
How Insider Risk Management Complements Existing Cyber Security Solutions
Focusing on employees with insider risk management and other human centric security solutions provides a necessary complement to today’s popular threat mitigation solutions. read more
Work From Home, Quiet Quitting, and How Insider Risk Has Changed
One important risk mitigation strategy that organizations should consider is better communication and analytics. By spotting issues and resolving them quickly, companies can reduce the number of risks that become threats. read more
Insider Risk: How to Keep Your Data Safe in a Hybrid Working World
In this Infosecurity Magazine webinar, Veriato's Ray Diwakar, CPTO, and David Morrow, CMO, join a panel of cybersecurity experts to discuss how organizations can manage insider risk in today's hybrid work environment. read more
Stay Ahead of Cyber Attackers with Insider Risk Management
Cyber attacks are multiplying globally at an exponential and alarming rate. In this webinar, you'll learn how the enterprise landscape is changing with the rise of AI and how insider risk management can help with compliance, intellectual property loss and patent infringement in this new world. Watch it on demand today. read more
Smoother Workforce Investigations With Behavior Analytics
From data breaches to fraud and company policy violations, investigations can be difficult and time consuming. Behavior analytics can help sift through a lot of data to zero in on the evidence that supports an investigation. read more
The Difference Between Insider Risk and Insider Threats
A company focused on risk management is a company focused on creating a better work environment, not just a more secure one. read more
Fighting Risks Inherent in the ‘Work From Anywhere’ World
It’s a “work from anywhere” world and the way to get security cooperation from employees is to talk about the inherent risks. read more
Focusing On Productivity Helps Reduce Insider Risk
When employees feel cared for, they are actually less likely to create risks for their organizations, and when organizations focus on productivity, they create a culture of trust. This virtuous cycle can help insider risk stakeholders succeed in this work from anywhere world. read more
Insider Risk – How Prepared Are You?
Insider risks can end up costing companies big money, and remote work has made the average cost of a breach higher than ever. Not every company is equally prepared to deal with insider risk. This report outlines the four stages of insider risk maturity and explores how to improve your insider risk preparedness. read more
Elizabeth Harz RSAC 2023 Interview
Watch Elizabeth Harz's interview with ISMG at this year's RSA Conference in San Francisco. read more
Reducing Employee Turnover With Workforce Behavior Analytics
While the working world has changed, companies can take a proactive approach to forge new connections with employees and get ahead of potential reasons for people to leave. Workforce behavior analytics increases insights and control and reduces risk before, during and after someone quits. read more
A More Insightful, Proactive Approach to Employee Monitoring
Companies need a more proactive approach to understanding their remote and hybrid workforce and working together with employees to increase productivity and keep companies and employees safe. read more
Workforce Behavior Analytics: A Proactive Approach to Employee Monitoring
Workforce Behavior Analytics is a smart alternative to employee monitoring. Rather than simply watch for problems, Workforce Behavior Analytics delivers proactive insights that help executives, managers and HR leaders better understand their workforce. read more
Workforce Security & Productivity – 2023 Best Practices
In this co-hosted webinar from Veriato and Endpoint Protector, the leaders in Workforce Behavior Analytics and Data Loss Protection respectively, you'll find out how to boost your workforce productivity and keep sensitive data secure for the year ahead. read more
Bossware and the Future of Work
One positive change that many companies are making is to shift their thinking from “monitoring” to “analyzing.” With software that helps companies understand the productivity patterns of their workforce, the focus can be on the productivity itself and not as much on the monitoring of employees. read more
2023 Preparedness Checklist: Ensure Your Workforce Is Productive and Secure
This guide will help you understand where there are opportunities and risks in your workforce, and what you can do to make sure 2023 is as secure and productive as possible with workforce behavior analytics. read more
3 Steps to Spotting Insider Risk
Organizations focused on security threats tend to focus on the external attacker. Solutions used to secure the perimeter, endpoints, email, and data are put in place. While absolutely necessary, they organizations lack the ability to equally protect against the insider – the employee that puts the organization at risk through either malicious intent or negligence. read more
The Myths and Truths of Employee Monitoring
Early in the pandemic, searches related to “how to monitor employees working from home” increased by 1,705%. Without the oversight of managers in an office setting, many companies are concerned that their employees ... read more
Employee Monitoring & Insider Threat Detection in a Post-COVID World
In this webinar you will hear from Sectonics and Veriato on the changing employee monitor and insider risk post-COVID landscape. read more
University – Monitoring Staff and Students
The head of HR at a large state university ensures admin staff productivity and adherence to university policies by students and employees. read more
When To be Suspicious About Work-From-Home Employees (or Not)
Good leaders understand what signs point to suspicious behavior, and which signs are simply a product of the new work-from-home norm. read more
Law – HR Manager Monitoring Staff
Veriato helped a law firm HR department monitor remote employee productivity. read more
Law – Suspicious About Working With Competition
A boutique law firm partners with Veriato to investigate an employee working with a competitor. read more
Finance – Historical Information, Investigating an Issue Around Data Theft, Unusual Activity
A regional credit union works with Veriato to record user activity, ensure compliance and investigate data theft. read more
Healthcare – Need to Ensure Compliance
A healthcare company ensures HIPAA compliance of its hybrid workforce with Veriato insider risk management solutions. Veriato’s user activity monitoring ensured remote employees were handling PHI data correctly and safely. read more
Healthcare – Creating Trust with Hybrid Workers
Veriato helps a large claims integrity company optimize productivity and ensure compliance of their hybrid workforce. The company was able to be more competitive in their hiring and retain valuable employees. read more
How to Rebrand “Bossware” at Your Company
While employees don’t love being monitored, it does enable companies to get the oversight they need to feel more comfortable with working from home. This eBook provides the information you need to reframe “bossware” for your organization so that it becomes a more positive experience. read more
Suspicious That Your Work-From-Home Employees Aren’t Productive?
Do you have the nagging feeling that the people on your team that work from home are taking advantage of their newfound freedom? Perhaps they aren’t as responsive on Slack, or block off meeting times as “busy” without any explanation. Or, maybe their performance is less than what it used to be. These and other concerns about work-from home productivity are a common outcome of the pandemic and the resulting move to remote work. read more
Avoid These Employee Monitoring Blunders
Managers and executives need to avoid poor planning, bad communication and unreasonable expectations getting in the way of a successful employee monitoring implementation. read more
How to Rebrand ‘Bossware’ at Your Company
Monitoring has effects on employees that company executives should address to ensure a healthy work environment, increase productivity and reduce employee turnover. read more
Steps to Get Ahead of Insider Threats
In the current insider threat landscape, security and risk management leaders have a greater need to assess and manage insider risks. They must evaluate and strengthen their insider risk program, including surveillance of high-risk workers and anomaly monitoring of critical applications and data. This report provides a deeper dive into today’s top risks and provides a roadmap for minimizing risk through better intelligence, process and technology. read more
The Future of Work Requires More Transparent Management
With many people working from home, companies need a better way to monitor productivity. It’s time to rethink employee monitoring to consider employee well-being. read more
Six Steps to Manage Employee Productivity
When employees are no longer in the office every day, managers and HR teams need to rethink their approach to maintaining a clear picture of their employee’s health and productivity. This eBook shows the path from an unproductive distributed team to a high-performance one using workforce analytics. read more
How to Establish an Insider Risk Security Team
Learn how to establish an insider threat security team to mitigate risks and ensure the remote work environment is conducive to organizational security. read more
Your Employees Are Your Biggest Threat
With more people working from home, using their own devices and working off-network, businesses have blind spots. What's more, people are more likely to steal from companies when they work from home. Your business doesn't have to bear the costs of employee threats - with the right approach you can stop threats before they happen. This eBook shows the path from imminent threat management to proactive risk management read more
Insider Risk – Finding a Solution That Fits Your Needs
Download our latest eBook, Insider Risk – Finding a Solution that Fits Your Needs, to learn more about how to create an effective, multi-pronged approach to reduce the threat of insider risk. Find out how employee monitoring technology that works on remote endpoints can help reduce blind spots, even with people working remotely or outside the company network. read more
Awareness Earns ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification to Manage Information Securely
Awareness Technologies Inc, parent company of Veriato and Interguard, today announced that the organization has earned ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. read more
Are Your Employees Creating Risks For Your Organization While Working at Home?
Insider risk has changed considerably with the rise of remote work, and it’s important for companies to change, as well. read more
The Human Centric Approach to Data Loss Prevention
In today’s work-from-anywhere organization, a data loss prevention (DLP) strategy is more essential than ever. Learn how to build a robust human centric approach to data loss prevention. read more
Strengthening Your Insider Risk Program
In this webinar, Dr. Christine Izuakor discusses some of the top insider risk trends and how to strengthen your system in advance. read more
Insider Risk Looms the Manufacturing Industry
Insider security breaches in manufacturing are now an impending reality requiring companies to safeguard themselves. This webinar dives deeper into the dynamics and challenges leading to the rise of insider incidents in manufacturing and ways to mitigate those. read more
Insider Risk Looms the Manufacturing Industry: Tips to Mitigate
Manufacturing ranks among the top five industries with the highest reported insider breaches and privilege misuse. In Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report, nearly 40% of the cybersecurity incidents in manufacturing traced to insiders, including partners and third-party vendors. The same report outlined 57% of database breaches to an insider within the organization. read more
Managing Insider Risk vs. Insider Threats
Learn the difference between insider risk and insider threat and how to shift your processes to focus on managing insider risk. read more
Insider Risk in Healthcare and Tips to Mitigate
Insiders were responsible for the majority of data breaches in the healthcare industry. In this webinar you will learn how to mitigate those risks. read more
Mitigating Insider Risk in Manufacturing
Learn how to secure high-risk data handling via user activity monitoring of every person in the manufacturing supply chain that accesses IP. read more
Combating Insider Threats in Remote Learning Environments
Cybersecurity attacks targeting academic institutions are rising exponentially. In this webinar, we discuss ways to manage the insider risk for your organization. read more
3 Surprising Ways Ransom Attacks Could Destroy the 2022 Olympic Games
Though the level of fear of Covid 19 has diminished, there are other fears surrounding the 2022 Olympic games. Fears of telecom disruptions and ransomware attacks are founded, and the damage that could be caused has increased with the reliance on technology to broadcast the Games, which kicks off on February 4. read more
Leveraging National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to Reduce Insider Threats
Leverage the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to raise awareness of insider risk to sensitive data in your organization. read more
How Insider Threats Impacts the Financial Sector
See how insider risk can be managed and mitigated within the financial sector, which today is a prime target of cybercriminals. read more
Combating Social Engineering Threats Through Insider Threat Management
Social engineering is an insidious way of getting "insider access" into an organization's network and data. Learn how to identify and prevent social engineering with a robust insider threat management program. read more
Combatting Insider Threats in Remote Learning Environments
Remote learning is now an inevitable reality for academic institutions. Learn more about combating insider risk while remote learning is on the rise. read more
Insider Risk in the Healthcare Sector
Dr. Christine Izuakor & Veriato examine the insider threat landscape in healthcare. Learn what your organization can do to manage insider risk. read more
Defending Against Social Engineering Attacks with Modern Insider Threat Management
Defending Against Social Engineering Attacks with Modern Insider Threat Management read more
Managing The New Insider Risk in the Education Sector & Beyond
Join Dr. Christine Izuakor as she discusses recent trends and impacts of security failures in modern education environment. read more
How to Adjust Your Insider Threat Program in Today’s World: Social Engineering Edition
Learn to understand insider threat motivations and actions and recognize those risks ahead of time in this discussion with Dr. Christine Izuakor. read more
Cyber Security Awareness Month1
In honor of NCSAM, we’re having a conversation around how to manage cyber risk through a user centric approach to threat detection. read more
Leveraging National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to Reduce Insider Threats
Increase your remote workers’ productivity with this innovative employee productivity solution. read more
Cybersecurity in Higher Education: Understanding the Threats & Adopting A Zero Trust Approach
Why colleges and universities are an attraction for cyber attacks read more
Implementing An Insider Threat Mitigation Framework – Critical Elements For Detecting & Mitigating Insider Threats
Learn about the critical elements for implementing an insider threat mitigation framework and what organizational factors can contribute to insider threats. read more
New Trends With Ransomware – Fall 2021
Join us as we discuss how a people-centric approach to fighting back against ransomware attacks is one of the best ways to combat this growing plague to businesses. read more
How to Build Your Employee Monitoring Posture to Combat Ransomware
Ransomware is a major threat faced by organizations and people around the world. It encrypts your files and holds them ransom. read more
The Impact of Ransom Attacks on Supply Chains: Addressing 3rd Party Risk
In the past few years, ransomware attacks have rapidly evolved in sophistry and impact. That trend is now gaining new dimensions by targeting the supply chain. read more
Ransom Attacks in the Supply Chain: Securing Your Downstream Data
Learn about the recent evolution of the supple chain risk. We discuss how to manage third-party risks, automate threat vigilance to mitigate security blind spots and create business continuity plans. read more
The Current of Ransomware
The rising ransomware trend has made it imperative for CISOs and IT security leaders to evaluate and defend their organizations against this ominous threat. read more
Ransomware Has Evolved, And So Should Your Company
As ransomware attacks grow and evolve, how can companies arm themselves with the right solutions to defend from these ever-growing attacks? Join Dr. Christine Izuakor and Jay Godse, Head of Product at Veriato as they discuss this important topic. read more
What we can learn from the most alarming 2021 breaches so far
The escalation in cybersecurity breaches in 2020 has continued into 2021. Learn how to defend, prevent, detect, and respond to cyber attacks. read more
Learning From The Most Concerning Breaches Of 2021 So far
Join Dr. Christine Izuakor as she covers what we can learn from the most concerning breaches of 2021 thus far. read more
Picking the Right Comprehensive Threat Detection Solution
Navigating Cybersecurity Tool Fatigue and Picking the Right Comprehensive Threat Detection Solution read more
Expert advice on approaching HIPAA data security
Learn from top security experts about the concerns facing HIPAA data security in today’s digital world. read more
Navigating Cybersecurity Tool Fatigue
With so many new vendors pitching "Insider Threat Detection", how do you separate marketing fluff from reality? Join us in our latest episode as we discuss selecting the right tool for your unique business needs. read more
Insider Threats and the Dark Web increase Remote Work Risks
Threats related to remote continue to rise. Veriato’s AI-based, advanced threat mitigation solutions ensure your remote working environment is protected. read more
How Insider Threats and the Dark Web Increase Remote Work Risk
In our latest podcast, we take a deep dive into the gloomiest part of the internet, the “Dark Web” as we try to demystify everything we think we know. This is the realm of internet land where criminals and offenders can be found lurking around every corner. Though there is some truth to this perception, there are also many misconceptions about the Dark Web and its role in the security or insecurity of businesses. Join Dr. Christine Izuakor and a special guest from Equifax, Dr. Michael Owens as we unravel the Dark Web. read more
Revisiting 5 Concerning Cyber Trends And Statistics Over The Past Year
In our latest podcast, we discuss 5 of the most concerning trends and statistics over the past year. Join Dr. Christine Izuakor and Frank McGovern, Cybersecurity Architect, as they discuss various cybersecurity topics such as the rise of internal threat actors, security and awareness training, and addressing the human element. read more
Challenges Of Selecting An Insider Threat Detection Tool
In a crowded market with so many new products being released, it can often be hard to make sure you're getting right the tool for your business needs. Purchasing an Insider Threat Detection tool for your organization requires extensive research, which can be very time-consuming. Learn how to make the right choice. read more
Utilizing Employee Monitoring Software For Operational Efficiency And Data Security
Join us in our latest episode hosted by Dr. Christine Izuakor and Anthony Lauderdale, Head of Cyber Defense at Zoom, as we discuss the evolution of Employee Monitoring Software, and how the technology can be utilized to increase operational efficiency in the new remote world. We also discuss Insider Threat Detection and how employees could be influenced by financial data to exfiltrate intellectual property. read more
What Do Your Remote Employees Do All Day?
Remote workforce presents organizations with a unique set of challenges when it comes to employee productivity, security and regulatory compliance. Learn how an employee monitoring software can help in all those areas. read more
Managing The Compliance & Security Nightmares Caused By A Remote Workforce
Find out how to maintain compliance with remote workforce and learn strategies to keep your organization's crucial data secure. read more
5 Cybersecurity Priorities To Focus On In 2021
The 2020 pandemic resulted in significant challenges to health, wealth, business, and cybersecurity. The early part of the year saw a rapid movement to a remote workforce. Learn about key cybersecurity priorities you need to focus on for the rest of this year. read more
Employee Productivity Solution For Remote Workers
Increase your remote workers’ productivity with this innovative employee productivity solution. read more
How to Use Workplace Investigation Software
Learn how to use workplace investigation software to monitor your employees and protect your business. read more
Do’s and Don’ts of Using Software For Monitoring Computers
Make the most out of software for monitoring computers by following these simple do’s and don’ts. read more
Extending Cybersecurity Beyond The Office Perimeter
A typical company has various cybersecurity measures in place to make sure all data is secure while employees are at the office. But the Pandemic changed that so how have companies extended those same measures beyond the office into the home? read more
Five Cybersecurity Priorities to focus on in 2021
The world may have changed, but cybersecurity is still a major battleground. Learn how to make 2021 a year of secure remote working. read more
How to Monitor User Activity
Learn how to monitor user activity on company-owned devices using monitoring software. read more
How Are Managers Remote Monitoring Computers for Remote Workers?
Learn how managers are remote monitoring computers for remote workers using innovative software. read more
Securing your businesses beyond the office perimeter
In a hybrid office environment, monitoring solutions with an increased emphasis on user activity and security events are useful. Read to learn more. read more
How Software Can Help With A Digital Workforce Transformation
Are you managing remote workers? The key to a successful digital workforce transformation is the right software. read more
Grow your Small Business with Workforce Intelligence
Read on to learn more about how you can use workforce intelligence to grow your small business. read more
Managing Security And Compliance In A Remote World
The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious repercussions on the global economy and has also forced millions to work remotely from their homes. But how do maintain compliance and security when your employees work from home? read more
Employee Monitoring For the Remote Workforce
Learn the ins and outs of employee monitoring for employees that are working remotely. read more
Managing Compliance and Security in a Remote World
As the digital enterprise became a reality, cyber attacks against data soar. Read on to see how to benefit your company, customers, and remote workers. read more
The Importance of User Behavior Analytics
Don’t underestimate the importance of user behavior analytics. Learn about the many uses and benefits of this data. read more
Employee PC Monitoring Software
Learn how to monitor your employees’ computer activity using Veriato PC monitoring software. read more
User Behavior Analytics & The Zero Trust Approach
In this episode, we discuss the intersection of User And Behavior Analytics and a zero trust approach in a remote work environment. read more
Easy Ways to Boost Employee Productivity Remotely
Take a look at some easy ways to boost employee productivity remotely. read more
Using AI To Detect And Prove Sticky HR Related Issues
Regardless of size, all companies will need to conduct an employee investigation in some shape or form. The key is having a reliable set of data to prove indisputable innocence or guilt. Join Cybersecurity expert, Dr. Christine Izuakor and Intelligence expert, Virgil Capollari as they discuss this topic in detail. read more
Managing Compliance & Security In A Remote World
Join cybersecurity expert Christine Izuakor she discusses security remote devices, maintaining compliance and regaining visibility into your mobile workforce using user monitoring technology. read more
Using AI to Detect & Prove HR Related Employee Violations
AI tools such as UEBA and UAM offers an enterprise a means to unobtrusively monitor employees while minimizing commercial disruption. read more
Managing The Compliance & Security Nightmares Caused By A Remote Workforce
There are many advantages of employees working from home (not the least of which, is employee health) there are significant challenges regarding data security, privacy, and compliance. There are precautions and best practices that are being employed by many companies and should be part of the security and compliance infrastructure as companies adapt to the new norm of both people and sensitive data residing in remote locations. read more
Bringing UEBA & Zero Trust Together Making Remote Work Safer
The use of UEBA (User & Entity Behavior Analytics) within a Zero Trust model is smart enough to handle the complex situations that remote working presents. read more
Track Employees’ Online Activity With Computer Monitoring Software
Use Veriato computer monitoring software to protect your business and see exactly what employees are doing at work. read more
Monitoring a Hybrid Workforce
A discussion on how technology distributors and resellers can help their clients get a better handle on their remote or hybrid workforce productivity, compliance and data security. read more
Top Benefits of Using an Employee Time Tracking App
Learn about the benefits of using an employee time tracking app and how this benefits companies working remotely. read more
The New Norm In Cybersecurity
Companies will need to permanently account for securing remote workers whether they want to or not. This is the new norm. Join Christine Izuakor and Rolando Lopez as they discuss the measures companies are taking to fully ensure that their data is secure both in the office and at home! read more
Your Ultimate Guide to Managing Productivity in a Remote Workplace
A distributed workforce is not without its challenges. You need a dynamic plan for cybersecurity and employee monitoring when working from home. read more
5 Cyber Threats That Won’t Disappear After The Pandemic
5 important cyber threats that businesses must be prepared to face after the pandemic, and the security strategies and tools that can help minimize impact. read more
Why Does Your Business Need Employee Time Tracking Software?
Can making the switch from manual timekeeping to employee time tracking software really influence the success of your company? read more
Productivity Concerns In The Age Of Remote Work
Join Cybersecurity expert, Christine Izuakor and Insider Threat expert, Stacey Champagne as they discuss productivity concerns in the age of remote work and offer potential technology and process solutions. read more
What is Corporate Espionage?
What is corporate espionage? Here’s what you need to know about this illegal business practice. read more
Can AI Predict Workplace Violence?
While the majority of the cybersecurity industry is focused on securing data, the growing convergence of digital and physical security remains unhinged. read more
Exploiting the Pandemic: Cyber Security Breaches in 2020
Exploiting the Viral Pandemic: Targeted Cyber Security Breaches in 2020 have Cost Privacy, Infrastructure, and the Lives of the Most Vulnerable in Society read more
Lifting The Veil Of The Dark Web
See how companies arm themselves with the right tools to protect against threats from the dark web. read more
What are the Benefits of Employee Time Tracking?
Use an employee time tracking system to track employee idle time, session duration, and project lifecycles, leading to improved productivity company-wide. read more
UEBA And The Insider Threat
How can advancements in technology support security in the workplace? Join us as we discuss how AI and User Behavior Analytics can help with Insider Threats. read more
How to Prevent Industrial Espionage
Don’t fall victim to industrial espionage. Here are the steps you should take now to protect your company. read more
Cybersecurity Trends To Watch in 2020
Join Cybersecurity expert, Christine Izuakor and Becky Selzer from United Airlines as they discuss what cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020. read more
Managing Cyber Threats to Operational Technology
Managing Cyber Threats with an emphasis on the manufacturing and healthcare industry read more
How Can You Detect an Insider Threat?
Take a look at some of the ways you can identify, address, and prevent an insider threat from damaging your business. read more
Monitoring A Hybrid Workforce, The New Norm Webinar
Watch as we discuss how technology can help this transformation, providing insights and metrics for managing the new normal. read more
Two-Years Later: The Current State of GDPR & its Impact on Businesses
The part that employee threats play in GDPR compliance. Two Year GDPR Anniversary Edition: Balancing compliance and employee monitoring. read more
Out of Sight, Still in Mind – Monitoring Remote Employees
We're witnessing the reopening of the world one industry at a time, but the narrative still hasn't changed. Employees are still working remotely and companies are trying to figure out how to efficiently manage remote employees. Join us as we discuss solutions employers are using to effectively monitor and manage their remote workforce. read more
Protect Your Business with Digital Forensics Software
Digital forensics software provides you a streamlined and accurate way to handle internal investigations and prevent cybercrime for your small business. read more
The Impacts Of Insider Threats During COVID-19
The pandemic has caused hardship for many due to sudden layoffs and pay cuts, leaving the door open for numerous potential monetary opportunities through data theft or data exfiltration. This is real and it's a problem. Listen to our latest discussion with cybersecurity expert, Dr. Christine Izuakor and Insider Threat Expert, Leticia Lampkin from Google to learn more! read more
Are Workers Actually Working? Remote Work during Coronavirus
Are your employees actually working? Are they sitting at their desk when they should be? Find out more about how the pandemic is affecting remote workers. read more
Cyber Crime Investigation: Insider Threats
Is your company prepared? Here’s what you need to know about conducting a cyber crime investigation into insider threats. read more
Recent Fraud Trends Amidst The Ongoing Pandemic
Millions of people all over the world have been forced to work remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and multiple industries have been disrupted in a way never seen on this scale before. Companies that succeed in this new world will be those leveraging fraud prevention software that provides advanced detection and prevention capabilities. read more
Why Does Your Business Need Digital Forensic Tools?
Cybercriminals leave a trace just like real-world offenders. Read on to learn more about how digital forensics tools can keep your company protected. read more
Preventing Data Leakage When Employees Leave
Learn how to detect and stop the unauthorized transfer of data when employees leave your company. read more
Forensic Software – Getting the Proof You Need
If an employee needs investigating, consider using forensic software. It can provide the proof you need, without tipping off your staff. read more
Effectively Managing The Shift To A Remote Workforce Webinar
Join cybersecurity expert, Dr. Christine Izuakor as she takes a look at the current pandemic, how previous pandemics have impacted cybersecurity and how COVID-19 has changed the nature of remote work. read more
Metrics Driven Monitoring of Remote Workers
Before the Coronavirus outbreak, there were many reasons why employees worked from home. For some, it's about removing distractions and finishing work. Learn what metrics are important when figuring out remote employee productivity and compliance and best practices in collecting such data. read more
Computer Forensic Tools – Providing The Evidence You Need
Computer forensic tools help make employee investigations more efficient. Save money and time by gathering complete indisputable evidence. read more
Cybersecurity Implications Of An Ongoing Pandemic
From a fully remote workforce, to cyber attackers, technology is playing a pivotal role in the way the coronavirus pandemic plays out. read more
Coronavirus: 10 Steps Employers Can Take to Maintain a Safe Workplace
Here are 10 steps employers need to take to keep your workplace safe in the face of a public health emergency. read more
Should you be worried about false negative insider threats?
Insider threats often go undetected. Trusted employees have better chances of getting away with the attack. read more
Monitoring a Mobile Workforce
Statistics show that even without an imminent threat from illnesses, companies would do well to prepare for the employees who work remotely. read more
The Evolution of Digital Forensics
Like a trail of evidence criminals may leave behind after committing a crime; almost every digital activity leaves virtual fingerprints. read more
The Evolution of Digital Forensics
Digital investigations & forensics methods have become critical to solving workplace investigation cases involving employee data theft and insider threat. read more
What Is NextGen Threat Hunting?
In this episode, we cover confessions of a cybersecurity threat hunter by talking to Jason Colyar, an cybersecurity industry expert with years of threat hunting experience. read more
Workforce Management Software
Without workforce management software, any large company’s human resources department is likely to be stressed and overworked. read more
What is Next Generation Threat Hunting?
With cybercrime at an all-time high and criminal attack techniques growing in sophistication, the losses associated are record-breaking. read more
Advanced Solutions for Data Theft and Fraud Detection
The threats from data theft and fraud will continue to be a significant concern for all corporate entities in 2020. read more
Combating Insider Threats During Tax Fraud Season
Digital fraud and theft are forms of cybercrime that involve creative attack tactics and deception. In this episode, we discuss how to protect yourself from digital fraud and data theft with a behavioral analytics and insider risk management program. read more
Threat Hunting and the Rise of Predictive Threat Detection
These technological advancements within the cyber security space are driving a critical shift from antiquated and reactive threat detection to modern predictive threat detection. read more
Reducing Cyber Risk With AI and User Behavior Analytics
Find out how user behavior analytics powered by machine learning can help your organization manage cyber and insider risk. read more
Reducing Cyber Risk With AI and User Behavior Analytics
Leaders are coming to terms with the idea that being able to see, understand, and have reliable records of what users are doing with their corporate assets can provide valuable insights when trying to reduce cybersecurity risks within their organizations. read more
Reducing Cyber Risk With AI and User Behavior Analytics
See, understand, and have reliable records of what users are doing with corporate assets. Collect valuable insights when reducing cybersecurity risks . read more
Cyber Security Trends in the Energy Sector
Cybersecurity trends in the energy sector. read more
Five Reasons Why “Never” Being Breached May Not Be A Good sign
Countless companies have found themselves in the headlines after being breached over the last decade, there are also many companies we never hear about. read more
How to Choose a Computer Tracker for Employee Monitoring
Selecting a computer tracker for employee monitoring can feel like a real challenge. What should you look for in a monitoring software. read more
Why Use A Free Computer Monitoring Software?
Free computer monitoring software can help managers track productivity, protect sensitive data, and provide employees with better feedback. read more
Employee Tracking: Uses and Benefits
Many companies feel the need to track employees to oversee productivity, but the benefits of employee tracking software extend beyond these core needs. read more
How to Use Web Monitoring to Prevent Employee Fraud
Find out why many employers use web monitoring software to prevent employee fraud and protect their business. read more
How Cyber Attackers Hide Their Tracks After Committing Digital Fraud?
Attackers go above and beyond to evade alerting capabilities and make it look like they were never there. read more
5 Tips to Choose the Best Internet Monitoring Software
Overseeing employee’s daily activities is impossible. Monitoring software may help ensure that productivity doesn’t dwindle and company business remains. read more
5 Must Have Features in Employee Tracking Software
Employees are both your biggest asset and biggest risk. With employee tracking software, the risks can be dramatically reduced . read more
What to Look for in an Activity Monitor for Windows
When searching for an activity monitor for Windows, there are certain features that should be considered. What are the most important features to look for? read more
7 Reasons You Should Be Using Employee Monitoring Software
7 reasons why your company should be using employee monitoring software. Without employee monitoring, your business is at risk read more
The Secret to Boosting Employee Productivity
Unproductive workers could affect a company’s financial outlook and perhaps even sour client relationships. read more
How to choose the Best Productivity Tracker in 2020
By choosing the best employee productivity tracker, you help your business’s efficiency and profitability. read more
User Behavior Analytics: Preventing Security Threats
User behavior analytics helps employers stay ahead. Get alerted when staff perform actions outside of their normal role. read more
How to Prevent Employee Fraud with Stealth Monitoring
Workplace crimes like financial theft and fraud can leave a company open to litigation and serious financial losses. read more
What is the Best Employee Time Tracking Software?
Ensuring that employees keep their personal time off the clock might require that companies keep a close eye on computer data via time tracking software. read more
Fraud Prevention With User Behavior Analytics Webinar
Without deep visibility into user activity within an organization, suspicious behaviors that signal fraud may go unnoticed and insiders can profit by selling your sensitive data. In this webinar, we deep dive into fraud prevention with the help of user behavioral analytics. read more
6 Reasons Computer Monitoring can improve Employee Productivity
Find out how using computer monitoring software can drastically improve employee productivity. read more
Cybersecurity Trends in Agriculture
The agriculture sector is a staple of critical global infrastructure. We need food to survive, a loss of these assets could be detrimental. read more
Cybersecurity 101 For Entrepreneurs And Start-Ups
No matter how small in size or how new on the startup scene, these growing companies often face the same cyber risks that well-established companies face. read more
Key tips to finish your 2019 cyber year strong and prepare for 2020
Forbes released its list of 2019 cybersecurity projections. Central themes included predictions on the growth of nations involved in cyber warfare & more. read more
Disturbing Cybersecurity Trends In Aviation
Aviation is a critical infrastructure comprised of a web of public and private organizations relying on millions of assets to move people and cargo around read more
Five Ways Cyber-Attackers Are Using AI to Their Advantage
Industries are raving about all of the ways that artificial intelligence can help transform the world into a more efficient and productive environment. read more
Five Challenges Companies Face When Attempting to Embrace AI
Artificial intelligence is one of the biggest buzzwords of the year. It seems to be a much-needed answer to woes across various industries & challenges. read more
How to Conduct Workplace Investigations
Sooner or later, you may find that you have to conduct a workplace investigation. Misconduct by employees can harm the organization's reputation and negatively impact co-workers. read more
When Employees Waste Time, and What to Do About It
Employees spend just 40% of their workday on primary tasks. So how can an organization find out what employees are doing when they are on the clock? read more
Five Ways AI is Cutting Costs in Start-Ups and Small Businesses
Companies of various sizes have embraced the concept of the lean startup. read more
A Quick Guide To Visibility And Smarter Monitoring
Data breaches happen and can take months to discover. Companies with the right monitoring technology have the ability to detect & respond to these threats. read more
The Rise of Ransomware As A Service (RAAS) Webinar
Join Nick Cavalancia from Techvangelism and Cyber Security Expert, Dr. Christine Izuakor as we discuss ransomware as a service (RAAS) and how this threat could be impacting your business. read more
Cybersecurity Trends In The Government Sector
Government agencies and their assets are subject to the same cyber threats that private sector companies face. read more
Counterforensics: How Insiders Evade Forensics
Sophisticated data theft and other covert malicious actions by insiders can involve covering their tracks with tools to erase data, hide data or even appear to be activities other than what actually occurred. read more
Major Breaches Highlighting Importance of Visibility in the Workplace
Rapidly detecting an incident can be the difference between the survival or closure of a company after a cybersecurity breach. read more
The Rise of Predictive Threat Detection
Advancements within the cyber security space are driving a critical shift from reactive threat detection to modern predictive threat detection. read more
Five Things You Should Know About Enterprise Visibility
Data breaches happen daily, many of which go undetected for months and even years. read more
The Evolution of DLP
The concept of data loss prevention (DLP) has evolved and grown at an unprecedented pace over the last decade. Originally built on the premise that perimeter security can resolve most security issues, the technology further fell behind as Insider Threats, Ransomware, and additional risks spanning beyond data leakage continued to rise. read more
4 Steps to Simplifying Employee Investigations
If every employee simply focused on their work, investigations wouldn’t be necessary. But, that’s simply not reality. read more
Risk-Lowering Termination Process
To lower the risk of insider threat activity occurring as a result of an employee leaving the organization (whether involuntarily or of their own volition), organizations need to have a process in place that minimizes the opportunity for such threats. read more
Revealing The Dark Web
In this paper, we’ll provide an overview of what is the Dark Web, discuss why employee use of the Dark Web can mean trouble, and how to utilize current security technologies to detect and block the use of the Dark Web. read more
Quantifying Positional Risk Worksheet
A key first step in effectively dealing with insider threats is assessing the risk associated with each position in your organization. Download our questionnaire and worksheet to help you assess insider risk in your organization. read more
4 Steps to Reduce the Risk of Malicious Insider Activity
The risk of malicious activity has never been more of a reality for organizations. End users today access, process, and manage privileged data more than ever as part of their job. read more
The Cost Of Inaction
Your organization’s security posture is only as strong as your least secure — or least scrupulous — employee. All it takes is an IT professional forgetting to apply a patch, a manager sending sensitive data to the wrong person, or an angry systems administrator selling your intellectual property to set your business back millions of dollars. read more
How UEBA Mitigates IP Theft by Departing Employees
The class of cyber actor with the greatest capacity to cause harm to organizations is not the so called state-sponsored hacker or cyber-terrorists. It is the “insider” – the company’s employees, ex-employees, and trusted vendors. read more
Monitoring Employee Productivity in a Roaming Workplace
Allowing employees to work remotely offers additional benefits such as improved employee satisfaction, reduced attrition, reduced unscheduled absences, and an expanded potential talent pool. Even with those benefits, there are some challenges. read more
Keep Hires From Starting Fires
This whitepaper presents some common sense suggestions for improving the “beginning of the life cycle” risk mitigation process. In other words, ways to add a bit more intelligence beginning with the screening and hiring process. Then, we’ll look at how to tie the efforts made at the beginning of the life cycle to the rest of the employee life cycle, using a combination of process and tools to significantly improve security, and reduce the chances of an insider incident. read more
Insider Threat Report 2018
Today’s most damaging security threats are not originating from malicious outsiders or malware but from trusted insiders - both malicious insiders and negligent insiders. This survey is designed to uncover the latest trends and challenges regarding insider threats as well as solutions to prevent or mitigate insider attacks. read more
How Firewalls Can Leave Your Institution Vulnerable
Firewalls are typically used to prevent hackers, or malicious actors from accessing your internal network. In addition, they are also utilized to filter Internet access to unapproved websites from within the internal network; however, that is not always the case when the machine is taken off the network. Firewalls therefore do not provide sufficient protection for a multitude of vulnerabilities within your network. User Activity monitoring fills these gaps by continuously monitoring users for signs of risk read more
Implementing a User Activity & Behavior Monitoring Program
This whitepaper is intended to assist company executives determining how to best implement a user activity monitoring and / or user behavior analytics program. read more
Insider Threat Program Maturity Report 2019
The Insider Threat Program Maturity Model report was created to help security professionals assess their organization’s ability to monitor for, detect, and respond to insider threats. read more
Demonstrating Compliance in the Financial Services Industry
Nearly all financial services companies and financial institutions are subject to a number of compliance mandates. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act both provide specific guidance on how financial services organizations need to protect consumer data within financial systems. read more
Demonstrating HIPAA Compliance with Veriato
At its core, HIPAA compliance is simply about maintaining patient privacy by ensuring the appropriate access to and use of patient data by your users. Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions provide detail around when patient data is accessed. Veriato provides contextual user activity detail and screen recordings necessary to satisfy HIPAA requirements. This brief discusses the challenges of safeguarding patient data, and how Veriato uniquely creates the audit detail necessary to meet HIPAA compliance objectives. read more
Demonstrating GDPR Compliance
GDPR compliance is simply about protecting personal data of EU citizens that is necessary and appropriate to collect. Applications hosting personal data may provide some level of detail around when personal data is accessed, but without visibility into what users do with personal data after they access it, the risk of data breaches, compliance violations, and the investigations, fines, and reputational damage that comes with them, is significantly increased. read more
Enhanced Data Protection Against Threats Inside the Perimeter
An effective insider threat program requires a mix of people, process, and technology. Over-reliance on, or neglect of, any of these three pillars has significant negative impacts on the ability of an organization to effectively identify and react to insider incidents before they become damaging (and with increasing frequency publicly known) attacks. read more
4 Steps to Monitoring Employees in a Remote Workplace
Working remotely comes with a fair degree of self-management and a lessened sense of accountability. This can exacerbate the risk of some very specific insider threats to the organization. read more
5 Steps to Quantifying Insider Risk
Risk is one of those subjective concepts that usually fall into vague categories like “low” and “high” – which has very little meaning on its own, and only has value when you tie those categories to actions (which we will cover later in this guide). To properly quantify the insider risk within your organization, we want to initially walk you through how to begin thinking about insider risk, as it is more a fluid and shifting concept than, say, the static risk assessment associated with whether your systems and applications are completely up to date on their patches. read more
7 Steps to Building an Insider Threat Program
This Getting Started brief provides some high-level guidance around the steps necessary to implement an Insider Threat Program (ITP) to proactively identify potential and active threats, as well as to appropriately respond should a threat arise. read more
3 Steps to Protect Your Data During The High Risk Exit Period
The tasks performed during the exit period need to shift from just addressing the necessary HR paperwork, to ensuring the security of your organization’s most valued asset – it’s confidential data and intellectual property. By putting in place a CIPA, a security-focused termination process, and a review of employee activity, organizations can lower the risk of data leaving the organization – even in the event of an employee exit. read more
Insider Threats and the Need for Fast and Directed Response
The results of the SANS survey on insider threats show that organizations are starting to recognize the importance of protecting against the insider threat but struggle to deal with it; as one might expect, larger organizations are more likely to have provisions for responding to such threats. read more
User Behavior Analytics and the Benefits to Companies
When insiders go "rogue" their behavior changes as they shift from simply performing their function to engaging in activities that harm your organization. User Behavior Analytics (UBA) software watches for signs of change that are directly related to insider threats, and alerts you as soon as meaningful anomalies are detected. read more
Mitigating Employee Risk—Keep Hires from Starting Fires
The two times that employment risk is most evident is when hiring employees and when firing them… plus all the times in between. You, as an employer, are always at risk when dealing with employees from the time you hire them until the time they leave. Join us as we discuss tips for Pre-hire and Post-hire employee risk mitigation. read more
Monitoring High Risk Positions – How UBA & UAM Help
Insiders – a company’s employees, vendors, and contractors – may pose a greater threat to cyber security than all outside malicious actors combined. The reason, of course, is quite simple: Insiders already have system authentication and access to any number of the company’s critical cyber assets. read more
Master the Game of Who: Combating Insider Threats
Join Dr. Eric Cole as he leads a frank discussion with security experts Vince Berk and Mike Tierney about common insider threat scenarios, the phases of a malicious attack and how a combination of network behavior intelligence and user activity intelligence can give you the power to quickly detect, mitigate and defend against all types of insider attacks. read more
Insider Threats and the Real Financial Impact to Organizations Webinar
Insider threats have become the Achilles' heel of most corporate security strategies that rely primarily on access management, network analysis or trying to lock down sensitive documents. Learn about what Insider threats are, and how to detect and prevent them. read more
How User Behavior Analytics Mitigates IP Theft By Employees
An introduction to the benefits of User Behavior Analytics in assessing employee behavior. read more
3 Steps to Protect Your Data During The High Risk Exit Period
Learn how organizations can improve their security stance during the high risk exit period by taking a few steps that work to both protect against and prevent risky exit behavior. read more
Spotting the Insider Threat: Knowing What to Look For
The greatest challenge in identifying a threat is knowing what actions to be watching and which of them constitute a potential threat. With benign and threatening insider activity looking so similar, it’s no wonder it takes months to identify data breaches or fraud. read more
Monitoring Employees In A Remote Workplace
Watch as Insider Threat expert, Nick Cavalancia from Techvangelism discusses the challenges of gauging productivity and measuring results in remote workforce environment. read more
Implementing a User Activity & Behavior Monitoring Program
This Webinar is intended to assist companies in determining how to best implement a user activity monitoring and / or user behavior analytics program. read more
How User Behavior Analytics Reduces Insider Threat
An introduction to the benefits of User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) in assessing data leakage. UEBA can help you detect data breaches, sabotage, privilege abuse, and policy violations made by your own staff. read more
How to Leverage Technologies to Alert and Block Dark Web Access Webinar
So how do companies arm themselves with the right tools to protect themselves against rogue access to the Dark Web? read more
How Mature Is Your Insider Threat Program?
Join Insider Threat expert, Jim Henderson from Insider Threat Defense, Nick Cavalancia from Techvangelism and Cyber Security Expert, Patrick Knight as they discuss A Nonexistent Insider Threat Program. read more
Effective Incident Response Through User Activity Monitoring
Join cyber security expert, Derek A. Smith (CISSP) and Nick Cavalancia from Techvangelism as they discuss responding to a data breach and other cybersecurity incidents more effectively with the help of user behavioral analytics. read more
Building An Insider Threat Program
Developing and executing an Insider Threat Program that aligns with corporate values and data sources, brings about some unique challenges and concerns. Join Insider Threat expert, Jim Henderson from the Insider Threat Management Group and Nick Cavalancia from Techvangelism as they discuss best practices of establishing an insider threat program at your organization. read more
5 Steps to Protect Your Organization Against the Ransomware Threat
Join security expert and founder of Techvangelism, Nick Cavalancia and Holger Schulze, Founder of the Information Security Community on LinkedIn as they discuss the 5 steps to protect your organization from ransomware. read more
Ten Tips for Preparing an Effective Acceptable Use Policy
Corporate computers and information and communications systems remain the workhorse for most businesses, even as alternatives, such as third-party text messaging services, external social media, and cloud computing, flourish. read more
Are Your Employees Watching Netflix at Work?
Workplace productivity is directly related to company profitability. Employers are seeking ways to cut waste, i.e activities that eat into productivity. read more
Cyber Security Trends in the Tech Industry
The tech industry is one of the most swiftly evolving areas of business today. read more
The Rise of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)
Ransomware is a form of cyber - attack in which criminals block access to prized digital possessions or resources and demand payment for their release. read more
Four Misconceptions About Ransomware Addressed
Ransomware has been a hot topic within the cyber security industry and is cyber-attack method with an attractive return on investment. read more
Guide to Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Ransomware Attacks
Despite a small decline in the total volume of ransomware attacks, assailants are leveraging the attack method as a targeted way to extort enterprises. read more
Notable Ransomware Attacks from 2019 and Lessons Learned
Examples of successful ransomware attacks and lessons we can learn from each. read more
Easy Implementation of Productivity Monitoring Software
FCHR had the suspicion that employee productivity was low as a result of internet misuse. MIS Manager Fredrick Smith was asked to look at employee monitoring software for their HR department. read more
Acceptable Usage Policies & Computer Monitoring
Bexhil College's Systems Engineer and Network Administrator worked with administration to develop an Acceptable Usage Policy and implement Veriato's computer monitoring software to successfully enforce compliance. read more
Employee Monitoring Implementation Improves Operations
A rapid growing Customer Experience company didnŐt have the sophisticated business processes in place that many would expect from a company of its growing size. read more
Improving Employee Productivity In the Workplace
According to Steve Mitchell, Information Technology Manager, GMI Insurance Services had a productivity problem. They used Veriato Cerebral to improve employee productivity in the workplace. The software revealed lots of personal mischief. read more
Data Breach Response & Caldicott Compliance
A data breach and the risk to Caldicott Principles compliance cried out for monitoring software at St. MargaretŐs Somerset Hospice. Their data breach response secured their data but also allowed for comprehensive monitoring of confidential information to remain Caldicott Principle compliant. read more
Implementing Employee Monitoring Software
Transitioning from an independently owned business to part of a public company created a bit of culture shock for the employees of IMV Projects. IT Manager Ross Benov needed to implement employee monitoring software after restrictions were tightened and turned to Veriato for a smooth and easy setup read more
Securing Intellectual Property With Employee Monitoring
Level Up! is an international online gaming company headquartered in the Republic of the Philippines. read more
Meeting & Maintaining PCI Compliance
The Blackburn Rovers needed software that would help the club stay compliant with the rules and regulation of the worldwide Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. They turned to Veriato to support their PCI compliance initiatives and monitor their employee activity. read more
Successfully Monitoring and Detecting Data Leaks
One major Law Enforcement Agency in Great Britain needed software that helped deter theft of its intellectual property (IP) to protect vital information. They turned to Veriato to keep their data secure and immediately notify administrators of inappropriate use or theft of intellectual property. read more
Detecting Data Theft
After being caught off guard by an embezzling bookkeeper, Ashton Financial senior executive and de facto Network Admin Chuck Benedon resolved to never again be a victim of insider threat. He sought a software solution to detect data theft and improve operations in the office. read more
Fighting Recidivism of High-Risk Offenders With Veriato
Veriato helps Parole Officers and prison systems maintain visibility into the online and physical movement and activities of sex offenders and other high-risk individuals as they move among society. read more
Network Behavior and User Activity Intelligence
A recent survey asked information security decision-makers – from financial services, professional services, healthcare, retail, and government organizations around the world – what keeps them up at night. And insider threats were high on the list for the 345 pros polled. read more
What is Ransomware?
Since the first documented ransomware attack occurred, the attack method has increasingly become a threat to organizations and individual consumers. read more
6 Useful Tips for Becoming an Active Listener
When leaders become more aware of their employees as individuals, they increase loyalty and create more trusting relationships. read more
Is Cultural Transformation the Secret to Productivity?
Employee Monitoring Software, Employee Productivity, veriato, veriato employee monitoring software read more
How Emotional Intelligence Boosts Leadership Effectiveness
Organizations are taking the time to learn how leaders with a high level of emotional intelligence influence employees and create a positive workplace. read more
Employee Investigations 101
An employee investigation is a process for gathering, analyzing, and reporting on evidence regarding an Insider Threat within an organization. read more
Five Common Insider Threat Profiles
Insider Threats come in many different shapes and forms and can be a frustrating problem to diagnose. read more
7 Ways to Make your Workforce More Productive
The US Department of Labor states that most people work an average of eight hours a day, but the question is, how many of those hours are productive? read more
Cyber Security Trends in Healthcare
A significant portion of breaches reported in the last year impacted the healthcare industry, and it was costly read more
A Quick Guide to Preventing, Detecting & Responding to Insider Threats
The key to addressing inevitable Insider Threats within organizations is to have a robust strategy to prevent, detect, and respond to such incidents. read more
Five Concerning Breaches That Started With an Insider Threat
Behind every breach is a human or entity orchestrating an attack to make it happen. read more
Insider Threat Detection Software to Increase Employee Productivity
Imagine that for every 100 employees you’ve hired, 70 of them are underperforming and disconnected from their work. read more
What is User and Entity Behavior Analytics and why does it matter?
The fundamental operating principle of UEBA is to create a picture of what normal user and organizational behavior looks like. read more
What Is DLP. Why Does It Matter. What Is Your Strategy Missing?
Once upon a time, protecting critical data assets meant keeping printed confidential information in locked boxes labeled top secret. read more
Dark Web Recruitment of Employees Puts Organizations at Risk
The idea of your employees being solicited on the Dark Web isn’t a hypothetical; it’s real, it’s tempting, and it’s lucrative. read more
What You Should Know About Ransomware in 2019
It’s estimated that Ransomware costs will climb to roughly $11.5 billion in 2019, according to CSO Online. read more
Five ways AI is being used in the cybersecurity industry
Businesses no longer have to spend hours sifting through financial records to detect fraud or manually investigating system logs during a cyber-attack. read more
What is artificial intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence is an umbrella term that is often used to describe the evolution of “smart” technology. read more
What is Machine Learning?
Generally, artificial intelligence is the concept of making systems “smart” and empowering them to complete tasks humans may typically complete. read more
What Is an Insider Threat and the 5 Things You Should Know?
According to a 2018 Ponemon Institute report, of those surveyed, ove 3k known insider threat incidents were reported with an average cost of about $238k. read more
Bad Password Management Puts Organizations at Risk
Ponemon’s State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report highlights how inappropriate use of privileged password can give insiders access. read more
Apple Employee Steals Thousands of Self-Driving Car Files
No greater tech is at the forefront of cutting-edge technology than the self-driving car. read more
Why Data Breaches are caused by Employee Negligence
Every company wants to avoid a data breach. Most efforts are placed on protecting the environment from external threats attempting to get in. read more
Most Crime is Perpetrated by Employees Already Inside Companies
The introspective look at the UK’s £1.2 billion in 2018 fraud cases by KPMG demonstrates the need to be mindful of insiders. read more
Serious About Insider Threats? Start Paying Attention to the Dark Web
Insiders keen on making money from the valuable data your organization holds need a TOR browser to connect with buyers, hackers, and everyone else. read more
How to Detect Employee Fraud – Malicious Insider Protection
These are four tools & practices you can adopt to detect employee fraud should it happen in your organization & keep you protected from malicious insiders. read more
BASF Employees Caught Stealing Trade Secrets for Millions
One of the most valuable data sets any manufacturing company has is its intellectual property, proprietary processes, and product roadmaps. read more
Ex-UBS Employee Suspected of Data Theft Becomes a Fugitive
If it was your organization, you’d like to know based on logged user activity data from the application hosting the data stolen, right.? read more
Fight Timecard Fraud and Wage Theft with Employee Monitoring
Timecard fraud is more colloquially known as “lowered productivity,” as well as “employee wage theft” and it could be hurting your bottom line. read more
Who to Consider an Insider Threat in Your Organization
With 53 % of organizations experiencing at least one insider attack within the last 12 months, it’s imperative to understand who could be an insider. read more
How to Conduct a Workplace Investigation
Workplace investigations can be extremely tense. Here’s a step-by-step guide to conducting a timely, & thorough workplace investigation. read more
How to Maintain Data Security When Employees Work Remotely
How can you allow your employees to work remotely and still maintain security? Luckily there are many steps you can take to ensure data security. read more
How to Conduct an Endpoint Network Security Audit
An endpoint security audit is an excellent way to ensure your network is protected. Learn how to conduct one for your network. read more
Cyber Security Budget Trends for Businesses in 2019
Here are a few cyber security trends to adopt in 2019 that will keep your organization’s information as safe as possible. read more
What is User and Entity Behavior Analytics?
UEBA sets baselines for human activity and also for the activity of the machines connected to the network. read more
Election Interference Attacks More than Voting Machines
When election interference is discussed, you probably think of hacked voting machines. But interference can come in many other forms. read more
What you should do after a spear phishing attack
Spear phishing is very common and the likelihood it happens to someone in your organization is high. If there is an attack, here is what you need to do. read more
2 Big Steps to Keep Electronic Health Records Secure
The fear of stolen PHI and its consequences is so strong that many healthcare organizations have yet to fully adopt digitization. read more
Why Zero Trust Is Not As Bad As It Sounds
Zero Trust means organizations never implicitly trust anyone with their sensitive data. read more
How to Create Incident Response Plan Steps for Data Breaches
By following these steps to create your incident response plan you’ll minimize damage to your network. read more
Protecting and Securing Manufacturing Intellectual Property
The theft of intellectual property is likely at the top of your list of concerns. The manufacturing industry generally shares your concern – intellectual property theft is considered the #1 cyber threat facing manufacturers today, as well as being the top data protection concern . With 90% of data breaches in the manufacturing industry involving intellectual property1, the focus on intellectual property is justified. read more
Machine Learning Protects Employee Privacy & Data Security
Employee monitoring software leveraging machine learning prioritizes both employee privacy and data security by tracking activity, not people. read more
How to Protect Against a Ransomware Attack
Ransomware is changing so are network security offerings. Here are a few things you need to know to protect your business against a ransomware attack. read more
The CA Consumer Privacy Act | What Businesses Need to Know
Even if your business is not located in California, you may be liable under the CA Consumer Privacy Act - so here’s everything you need to know. read more
How Employee Monitoring Keeps Clinical Trial Data Secure
Many organizations rely on 3rd party services to handle their data. Increasing the number of people who can access data increases the risk of insiders. read more
Cyber Incident Reporting Compliance for Federal Contractors
Federal regulations require federal contractors to report a cyber incident “rapidly” – defined as within 72 hours of discovery of the breach. read more
Data Security Considerations for Your Work From Home Policy
Work from home policies have soared in popularity. Take these data security considerations into account when creating your work from home policy. read more
The Severity of Cyber security Threats
Cyber security threats are being realized by vulnerable organizations large and small. read more
Best practices for securing your data when terminating an employee
Secure your data when terminating an employee. Make sure the employee is the only thing you lose by securing your data when terminating an employee. read more
Employee Monitoring Ethics | Ethically Monitoring Employees
Is employee monitoring ethical? Organizations have a right to protect their data and a responsibility to their employees and clients. read more
The Benefits of Starting A User Activity Monitoring System
If you’re on the fence about starting a user activity monitoring system (UAM) across devices , you’re probably wondering if it’s worth the investment. read more
GDPR Mandates Immediate Data Breach Reporting
GDPR mandates that notification must be given when a breach is likely to “result in a risk for the rights and freedoms of individuals”. read more
General Data Protection Regulation Compliance Objectives
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most significant regulation regarding data privacy in over 20 years. read more
The Growth of AI and Employee Monitoring In the Workplace
Recently the Economist published two articles that discussed the increasing us of AI and employee monitoring in the workplace. read more
Internet of Things security practices for your business
The Internet of Things (IoT), or internet-enabled devices that collect and act upon data, is becoming more popular with ever-increasing applications. read more
3 ways cyber security is changing business operations
As cyber security receives more consideration, business operations are changing to prioritize data safety. read more
4 reasons to increase hospital cyber security budget
Health organizations are allocating less than half of what other industries budget for Information Security. read more
Technical safeguards for HIPAA at the administrative level.
Learn from experts how establishing HIPAA technical safeguards at the administrative level can help with staying HIPAA compliant. read more
Security concerns and solutions for staying HIPAA compliant
While HIPAA itself isn’t broken out into separate objectives for each stakeholder, stakeholders each have different needs around adhering to HIPAA. read more
Defense Against Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
The inclusion of defense against domestic threats points to our Civil War and the desire to keep intact something that is fragile and worth defending. read more
Insider Threats are a Risk to Your Data—Here’s How to Stop Them
Most companies have already hunkered down to prevent hackers from stealing proprietary data. Security teams have certainly installed powerful firewalls. read more
U.S. Elevates Cyber Command to Combatant Status
Whether with national security or your enterprise security, cyber security should not be marginalized on the sidelines. read more
Additional Insight into Quantifying Insider Risk
Never before have there been so many platforms that let a growing number of people touch, manipulate, download, and share sensitive data. read more
Why Trust is not Enough
Why high risk positions need to be monitored closely to help combat insider threats & how User Behavior Analytics & User Activity Monitoring can help. read more
How to Prevent Departing Employees from Pocketing Your IP
When George started his current position 10 years ago, he brought hundreds of business notes that he added to his employee’s customer management software. read more
To cloud, or not to cloud. That is the question.
Thinking about storing sensitive information in the cloud? Be sure of the security of that data you would be storing on your own infrastructure. read more
Malware Evading Some Antivirus Using Invalid Certificates?
Many antivirus and endpoint security technologies fight two-sided battle. On the one hand, they must block malware threats from executing on the system. read more
Don’t Be Held Hostage By Ransomware
Ransomware, a type of malware that encrypts your critical files until money is paid, continues to wreak havoc on organizations worldwide. read more
Quantifying the risk of an insider data leak
One of the challenges associated with combating the threat of insider data leaks stems from a lack of understanding of the risk in the perimeter. read more
4 Steps to Decrease the Risk of Malicious Insider Activity
Improve your organizational ability to detect insider threats before they become insider attacks and react quickly read more
3 Steps To Protect Your Data From Leaving With A Departing Insider
What is the High Risk Exit Period? It’s the period of time between when an insider decides to leave the organization and the day they actually do leave. read more
The Widespread Risk of Insider Threats
There is a great infographic by Deloitte on the topic of insider threats. They've done a wonderful job packing a great deal of information into. read more
Best Practices for Mitigating Insider Threats
Here we highlight 5 of the 19 practices that we believe can have a significant positive impact on your ability to secure against the insider threat. read more
5 employee cyber security training questions you need to ask
Chances are your organization already addresses cyber security training in new employee onboarding. read more
The Rise of User Behavior Analytics
Gartner published the Market Guide for User Behavior Analytics. The analysts did a great job defining what had beforehand been a largely undefined market. read more
Is Employee Monitoring Legal?
As the number of insider theft, fraud, or lower productivity continues to rise, more companies recognize the need for an employee monitoring program. read more
Read this. Pick yourself up off the floor. Then Trust, but Verify.
I work for a company that makes behavioral analytics software for insider threat detection and user activity monitoring software, read more
Attack the problem before the problem attacks you
In our most recent post we identified that only a small number (21%) of organizations are continuously monitoring the behavior of their users. read more
One million six hundred ninety-one thousand reasons to look inside
62% of security professionals who took part in the survey believe insider attacks have become more frequent in the last 12 months. read more
The data says it’s the data
63% of survey respondents are most concerned with data leaks stemming from insider attacks. read more
The disgruntled employee insider threat
Computerworld UK has a great article out on the insider data breach at Morrisons supermarkets in the United Kingdom. read more
A Not Exactly Up-Lyfting Incident
If you haven't seen the news about Lyft and its former COO, check out the great write-up by Ryan Lawler over at TechCrunch.com. read more
The barbarians are through the gate.
Insider threats are a big topic - in the news and here at Veriato. read more
Veriato, formerly known as SpectorSoft FAQ
Wondering how SpectorSoft changing to Veriato may affect you? See below for answers to questions that you may have. read more
What’s in a name? And why change it?
We’ve changed our name to Veriato. So what? Companies change names all the time. Or they change a logo, or their brand color. read more
Are we counting on a Maginot Line?
A whole lot of time and money gets spent preventing acts or behaviors from happening. read more
Can you keep a secret?
According to USPTO.gov, trade secrets consist of info that can include formulas, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques or processes. read more
Could You Have Seen It Coming?
Anticipating potential employee issues, and having a plan to detect them is a key part of a comprehensive insider risk/insider threat mitigation plan. read more
Fact: Employees Leave Your Company
Whether it's a 'the door is always open' farewell, or a 'don't let the door hit you' see ya, there are steps to take to protect your company's interests. read more
Dealing With Insider Risk Starts Before They’re An Insider
Does your company have a 'one size fits all' approach to screening perspective hires? read more