Insider Risk Management

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Veriato Insider Risk Management Solutions

AI-Driven Insider Risk Detection

Protect your organization from insider threats with predictive behavior analytics and user activity monitoring.

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AI-Based Behavior Analysis

Continuously track each user and automatically identify unusual or risky activity with Veriato’s AI-based behavior analysis.

Psycholinguistic Analysis

Identify opinions expressed in email text to determine the writer’s sentiment.

Risk Scoring

Compile various risk factors and signals into a risk score for each user monitored and view them on a single dashboard.

Screenshots

Choose between three types of screenshots: Continuous, Keyword Triggered and Activity Triggered.

Web & Application Use

Monitor website and application use, collect activity data and proactively identify potential risk factors.

Email & Chat Monitoring

Capture communications activity in traditional email clients as well as many popular chat and messaging applications.

Network Activity

Autonomously capture connections made by applications, including ports used and bandwidth consumed.

File & Document Tracking

Track activities on local, removable, and cloud storage, as well as print operations. See when files are created, edited, deleted, or renamed.

Reports & Real-Time Alert

Choose from many preset reports or customize your own. Set up real-time alerts that fit your productivity metrics.

Protect Your Company and Customers From Potential Risk

Address the Weakest Link

It’s critical for companies to focus on their weakest security link – its people. According to IBM, 60% of data breaches are caused by insiders – either maliciously or inadvertently. Network monitoring and document lockdowns are not sufficient and create unnecessary access issues for remote and hybrid employees.

Democratize Data with Confidence

Remote and hybrid work environments make it necessary to access company assets remotely, sometimes over poorly secured network connections and mobile devices. An insider threat management solution proactively monitors access to your most sensitive data and alerts you of any suspected malicious activity.

Get Ahead of Threats

Many organizations are reactive, addressing data breaches and other threats after they occur. Move your security posture from reactive to proactive by recognizing signs of potential threats with insider threat detection. Monitor changes in an employee’s attitude, behavioral patterns and get alerted to potential threats before they occur.

Insider Threat Management Guide

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. In this ebook, you’ll learn the key trends shaping the insider threat landscape and steps to get ahead of increasing insider threats.

Common Insider Risk Management Questions

What Are The Signs Of Insider Threat?

There are several activities that could indicate someone is an insider threat. You may have an insider threat if an employee:

  • Grants themselves access to more privileged information.
  • Begins to access privileged information more often.
  • Accesses privileged information that they should not need to access to perform their job duties.
  • Prints a lot of documents or begins downloading data onto a personal USB.
  • Uses a weak password.
  • Leaves their computer on without logging off or exiting applications with sensitive information.

These behaviors are red flags that every company should take seriously to prevent a cyberattack.

How Do I Mitigate Insider Threats?

Here are the five steps you should take to reduce the risk of insider attacks within your organization:

  • Identify your most valuable assets, so you know what needs to be protected.
  • Establish an insider threat program that outlines how you will monitor employees and detect insider threats.
  • Begin monitoring employees and analyzing user data to identify suspicious activity.
  • Enforce the rules and the consequences for failing to comply with company policy.
  • Conduct cybersecurity training with your employees to ensure they know what they can do to prevent an attack and the consequences of maliciously committing an attack.
What Are The Building Blocks Of A Successful Insider Risk Management Program?

Because you never know where an attack will come from, it’s critical that every endpoint is protected from both external and internal attacks. Typically, a robust security strategy incorporates the following capabilities:

  • User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
  • User Activity Monitoring (UAM)
  • Data Breach Response (DBR)
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Veriato’s platform incorporates most of these capabilities under one roof, powering everything with proprietary machine learning capabilities.

Why Do I Need An Insider Risk Management And Detection Solution?

An insider threat management solution like Veriato will help you monitor your most sensitive data, track user activity and monitor for potential breaches before they happen. It will also help you ensure regulatory compliance, conduct audits and respond quickly to any data breaches.

Veriato can help you take your insider risk detection a step further and proactively monitor for threats by using machine learning to analyze user behavior, identify risk factors and generate risk scores for each monitored user.

What Is Insider Risk Management?

Insider Risk Management (IRM) is a strategic approach designed to mitigate risks posed by insiders—employees, contractors, or any individuals with access to an organization’s internal resources. It involves identifying, assessing, and managing potential threats that insiders could pose to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the organization’s information assets.

What Insider Risk Challenges Are Faced In Business?

Businesses, regardless of size, face significant insider risk challenges:

  • Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) often struggle with limited resources to implement comprehensive IRM strategies, making them vulnerable to threats from negligent or malicious insiders.
  • Larger Enterprises deal with the complexity of monitoring a vast number of employees across multiple locations, increasing the difficulty of detecting insider threats amidst the noise of everyday activity.

Both SMBs and larger enterprises must navigate the challenges of balancing security measures with maintaining an open and collaborative work environment.

Why is Insider Risk Management Important?

Insider Risk Management is crucial for safeguarding an organization’s critical assets from the potential threats posed by insiders. It helps in:

  • Protecting Sensitive Information: Ensures that confidential data remains secure from unauthorized access or leaks.
  • Maintaining Compliance: Assists in adhering to regulatory requirements and avoiding legal penalties.
  • Preserving Reputation: Prevents incidents that could damage the organization’s public image and stakeholder trust.
  • Enhancing Security Posture: Moves from a reactive to a proactive approach in identifying and mitigating security threats.
What Industries Are Susceptible to Insider Risk Threats?

Insider risks are a critical concern across various sectors, with certain industries being particularly vulnerable due to the nature and sensitivity of the information they handle. Here’s a summary of key sectors at risk:

  • Finance Sector: Financial organizations, including banks and investment firms, face insider threats related to embezzlement, fraud, and data breaches, necessitating strong safeguards.
  • Healthcare Industry: With strict privacy laws like HIPAA, healthcare providers must protect patient records from unauthorized access or accidental sharing.
  • Government Entities: Sensitive PII and PHI data requires stringent clearance and monitoring to prevent data leaks.
  • Education Institutions: Strategies to detect and deter breaches are needed in open environments that store student information and intellectual property.
  • Technology Companies: The protection of proprietary data, such as source code, is vital to prevent loss to competitors or unauthorized public disclosure.
  • Law Firms: Confidential client information must be securely managed to maintain privilege and prevent reputational damage.
  • Manufacturing: Trade secrets, especially in defense and high-tech, must be guarded against industrial espionage and internal breaches.
  • Retail and E-Commerce: Consumer data integrity and confidentiality must be ensured to protect against internal misuse or tampering.
  • Pharmaceutical Companies: Protecting sensitive trial data and research findings is crucial to maintaining competitive advantage and ensuring public safety.
What Are The Key Features of Our Insider Risk Management Solution

Veriato Insider Risk Management takes user activity monitoring (UAM) to the next level by combining it with AI-powered behavior analytics (UEBA) to help organizations get ahead of insider cyber security risks.

  • Power of Generative AI: We use generative AI to interpret advanced behavior signals, like tone, sentiment and use of PII/PHI data. These behavior signals are then combined with activity data to create risk scores for each user. The product learns continuously, improves threat detection and minimizes alert fatigue.
  • Easy-to-Use UI: The user interface is simple, intuitive and highly customizable. A non-technical user can navigate it without requiring help from an IT team.
  • Minimal Footprint: Collect critical user activity data with minimal footprint and endpoint performance impact.
  • Flexible Deployment: Deploy Veriato to fit your needs and regulatory requirements – cloud, on-premise, hybrid. Veriato can monitor a variety of devices, including Windows, Mac and Android.
How Do I Get Started with Veriato?
  • Recognize Your Organization’s Needs: Understand the specific insider risk management requirements of your organization.
  • Schedule a Demo: Arrange for a demonstration to see how Veriato can assist your organization in staying ahead of potential risks with its AI-driven behavior analysis and comprehensive risk scoring.
  • Review Proactive Monitoring Capabilities: Evaluate our proactive monitoring capabilities to ensure they meet your organization’s needs.
  • Implement Veriato: Confidently deploy our solutions to manage and mitigate insider threats, safeguarding the safety and integrity of your critical information assets.
Other Frequently Asked Questions

What measures does Veriato take to ensure user privacy while monitoring for insider threats?

Our customers have full control over what data is being collected and how it is stored in order to meet relevant company policy and regulatory requirements. The most effective insider risk management programs combine activity monitoring with transparent communication and employee cybersecurity training.

 

Can Veriato’s Insider Risk Management Solution be customized for specific industry needs?

Veriato is designed to be highly customizable, allowing it to meet a variety of business requirements. You have full control over what user activity data is being collected and how it is stored. There are hundreds of dashboards and reports to choose from and alert parameters are fully customizable.

 

How does Veriato help in complying with regulations like HIPAA or GDPR?

We assist organizations in maintaining compliance with regulations such as HIPAA in the healthcare sector and GDPR in the European Union by providing tools for monitoring access to sensitive information, detecting unauthorized data sharing, and generating audit trails. This helps organizations prevent data breaches and ensure that their data handling practices comply with legal requirements.

 

What role does employee training play in preventing insider threats?

Employee training is crucial in preventing insider threats, as it raises awareness about the importance of data security, familiarizes employees with company policies, and educates them on recognizing and reporting suspicious activities. Regular training sessions can significantly reduce the risk of accidental insider threats.

 

What is the first step in establishing an effective insider risk management program?

The first step in establishing an effective insider risk management program is conducting a comprehensive risk assessment to identify potential insider threats specific to your organization. This involves mapping out critical assets, understanding which insiders have access to these assets, and determining the potential impact of various threat scenarios.

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