Privileged Account Management- Insider Threat

What is Insider Threat

An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates. The insider threat can  be categorized as:

1. Malicious Insider: A user with a malicious intent
2. Unintentional Insider: Stupid user, falling victim to phishing emails.
3. Exploited Insider: Exploiting high value users, spear phishing.
4. External Insider: Third party vendor, partner or contractor.