Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents
Almost all organizations and sectors are currently faced with the problem of insider threats to vital computer assets. Internal incidents can cause more than just financial losses; the costs can also include loss of clients and damage to an organization’s reputation. Substantial academic research in...
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2012
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| author | Munshi, A. Dell, Peter Armstrong, Colin |
| author2 | Ralph H. Sprague, Jr. |
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| description | Almost all organizations and sectors are currently faced with the problem of insider threats to vital computer assets. Internal incidents can cause more than just financial losses; the costs can also include loss of clients and damage to an organization’s reputation. Substantial academic research investigating internal threats has been conducted. This paper examines a number of theoretical models drawn from academic literature to identify a set of factors that are thought to be behavior factors associated with insider threats. These factors are then critiqued using empirical evidence from reported incidents, resulting in insights into areas where the theoretical perspectives of academic literature are both supported and unsupported by actual case evidence. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research directions for academic researchers. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-377012017-09-13T16:08:12Z Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents Munshi, A. Dell, Peter Armstrong, Colin Ralph H. Sprague, Jr. vital computer assets insider threats behavior factors Almost all organizations and sectors are currently faced with the problem of insider threats to vital computer assets. Internal incidents can cause more than just financial losses; the costs can also include loss of clients and damage to an organization’s reputation. Substantial academic research investigating internal threats has been conducted. This paper examines a number of theoretical models drawn from academic literature to identify a set of factors that are thought to be behavior factors associated with insider threats. These factors are then critiqued using empirical evidence from reported incidents, resulting in insights into areas where the theoretical perspectives of academic literature are both supported and unsupported by actual case evidence. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research directions for academic researchers. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37701 10.1109/HICSS.2012.326 The Institute of Electrial and Electronics Engineers, Inc restricted |
| spellingShingle | vital computer assets insider threats behavior factors Munshi, A. Dell, Peter Armstrong, Colin Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| title | Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| title_full | Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| title_fullStr | Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| title_short | Insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| title_sort | insider threat behavior factors: a comparison of theory with reported incidents |
| topic | vital computer assets insider threats behavior factors |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37701 |