As the digital world continues to grow, so do the volume, variety, and velocity of cyber threats and attacks. The world is awash in data, and there is always someone trying to turn it into their own virtual currency.
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risks Could Be Inside Your Organization
Four lessons from Microsoft’s CISO.
March 01, 2023
Summary.
Today more than 300 million people are working remotely — creating, accessing, sharing, and storing data wherever they go — and data breaches arising from insider threats and simple mishaps can cost businesses an average of $7.5 million annually. Ultimately it doesn’t matter if a breach is intentional or accidental. Insider risk programs should be part of every company’s security strategy. To be successful, organizations should lead with their employees as partners in the effort and supplement their program with advanced tools that detect and mitigate insider risks wherever they arise. The author offers four lessons he’s learned as Microsoft’s chief information security officer.
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