Insiders attack - ч. 7

Another leak of critical information from a large company occurred in Ukraine. Its originator was the former technical director of brewery "Obolon", which, according to management, selling a variety of trade secrets direct competitor - the company "Sarmat". Usb protection software The total damage caused by an insider to his employer, estimated at more than $ 5 million.

However, not only the big companies suffer from leaks of confidential information. For example, one company, engaged in the wholesale of tobacco products and is the distributor of the largest foreign producer, retired financial analyst. And almost immediately after (or maybe before?) Invited him to a higher position in the Russian office of the other tobacco corporations. Well, since my last job people have full access to detailed customer base, he was able to use this information for the benefit of his new employer.

Encryption tool

In general, it is necessary to recognize that Russia has become the norm, when a person who comes to work in the new company, brings back a lot of information from a previous employer. Particularly dangerous in this regard, are employees of departments engaged in marketing and customer. This illustrates the fact that on the one hand, these people have access to highly sensitive information. But on the other, they are simply employees whom the employer does not seek further motivate.

Close ports

The most obvious solution for the protection of insiders is to ban the use of the office of any electronic device that can act as carriers of information. However, it is almost impossible. Because then you have to ban all the way to cell phones. And little guidance to make this decision, you need to somehow ensure its execution. And it is very difficult, as modern media data are very small, they are easy to hide and use quickly.