Endpoint Security Controls and the Insider Threat

Information Security Technology
Risk Management

At your financial institution, what would you consider as your worst threat for data loss? Hackers? Let’s face it, everyone who is trying to breach your defenses really just wants to join those insiders who are already running amuck on your network. If you’re not cognizant of the insider threat in your institution you will need to rethink your security strategy. Knowing where and when your employees are accessing data means watching your endpoints. Endpoint controls can play a key role in preventing or reducing the insider threat, says Ari Tammamm, an information security company executive. Financial institutions are doing a better job than many other companies because of the regulatory compliance that goes along with being a financial institution, but the threat is still

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