The Human Factor: Malicious Insiders vs. Negligent End Users

Breaches resulting from insider misdeeds are front-page news on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the average employee misses a critical common thread across many these stories: that the root cause of the incident was a non-malicious but uninformed person just like them. It’s up to IT pros to understand the techniques attackers use, educate their users to avoid common traps, and take the necessary steps to avoid breaches.

In this webinar, Liam Cleary explains:

• Common attacks that exploit unwitting end users: websites infected with malware, phishing e-mails, social engineering and so on
• Best practices for increasing the security intelligence of business users
• Ways to avoid data theft by disgruntled workers and corporate spies