insider threats Archives

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 28 2022 — A sign outside the Department of Energy building on Independence Ave SW. (Image credit: John Hewitt Jones)

Energy Department failing to monitor user activity on classified networks, GAO finds

GAO made seven concrete recommendations for DOE to address the identified cybersecurity deficiencies.

May 25, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

NASA agrees to insider threat risk assessment of unclassified systems

The agency plans to determine if the program needs to be expanded to protect more than just classified systems.

Mar 18, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

The evolution of insider threats and why security culture needs to change

Proofpoint’s resident CISO Deborah Watson discusses the growing threat of non-malicious insider threats to government data and how leaders can adapt their security approach.

Dec 17, 2021 By Deborah Watson

Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

Defense Digital Service looks to ‘SITH’ to stop insider threats before they happen

The prototype project is meant to deliver a proof-of-concept for automating insider threat tracking of cleared DOD staff.

Oct 19, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York (Getty Images)

Ex-NASA scientist imprisoned for ‘long-running deception’ working in China

Meyya Meyyappan was suspected of passing confidential research to China, raising questions about NASA's insider threat protections.

Jun 18, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

For cybersecurity, people are the new perimeter

Advances in user activity monitoring solutions can help agencies proactively mitigate cybersecurity risks and insider threats in real time.

Jan 6, 2021 By Sean Berg

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — (Department of Homeland Security / Tara Molle / Flickr)

TSA makes data a top priority for detecting insider threats

Terrorists sought to use insiders to attack the transportation system in 2019, and TSA is concerned they could use transnational criminal organization tactics to recruit or place…

May 15, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

TSA moving forward with airport screening system deployment

The agency is also increasing its focus on insider threats and training a division of inspectors focused on pipeline security and cybersecurity.

Sep 11, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

Pentagon; Arlington, Virginia — The Pentagon with Arlington, Virginia, as a backdrop. (Getty Images)

New DOD agency for background investigations gets an acting director

The Defense Security Service has changed its name to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and has assumed all federal background investigations.

Jun 24, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Shamburger, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, logs in data into a computer during a weapons load on an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 10, 2018. Shamburger is the lead crew member and is in the position of the ‘one-man’ role which is responsible for overseeing the entire load. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Kitterman)

Air Force enlists ethical hackers to target maintenance system from the inside

The Air Force wanted to see just how much "damage" or "malice" hackers could do from the inside.

Apr 4, 2019 By Billy Mitchell