The misuse of information by insiders – whether it's accidental or intentional – has allowed hackers to infiltrate financial institution security defenses. They have not only cost the institutions millions of dollars, they've put account holders' personally identifiable information at risk.
Insider misuse cases, which include data breaches, abuses of privilege, malware intrusions, payment card skimming, money laundering, and unauthorized hardware and software use, can take months or years to discover.
"They're behind your firewall, getting all up in your data," Verizon's 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report stated. "They are often end users and they are comfortable exfiltrating data out in the open on the corporate LAN."
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Roy Urrico
Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).
