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Insider Threats
Learn to identify and protect your organization from inside threatsPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 13 lessons.
Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 3 chapters · 13 Lessons · 31m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
Threats outside your organization are not the only ones you may face. Threats may be lurking inside your organization. Insider threats are not always intentional but they are almost always costly. This course will help you understand what an insider threat is and ways your organization can fight and prevent these threats. You will also learn the warning signs of an insider threat.
What You'll Learn
- Define what an insider threat is and identify its different types
- Recognize the warning signs of an insider threat
- Understand the impacts that insider threats can have on an organization
- Build an insider threat defense plan, including risk assessment and other prevention strategies
- Respond to a breach and manage the aftermath after a breach occurs
Key Takeaways
- Threats are not limited to outside an organization; they may also be lurking inside it.
- Insider threats are not always intentional, but they are almost always costly.
- The course explains ways an organization can fight and prevent insider threats.
- Learners study the warning signs of an insider threat as well as how to respond to and recover from a breach.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this course about?
This course helps you understand what an insider threat is and ways your organization can fight and prevent these threats, and it teaches you the warning signs of an insider threat.
Are insider threats always intentional?
No. According to the course, insider threats are not always intentional, but they are almost always costly.
What topics does the course cover?
It covers defining insider threats, types of insider threat, warning signs, impacts of insider threats, building an insider threat defense plan, risk assessment, other strategies, and how to respond to and recover after a breach.
What skills does this course help build?
It supports skills including computer security awareness training, insider threat, threat assessment, threat detection, threat management, and threat modeling.
