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Insider Threat Detection

Unmask Hidden Dangers. Cyber deception for high-fidelity
insider threat detection.

Detecting insider threats is often time-consuming, complex, and resource-intensive. Cyber deception offers a proactive solution by embedding traps and misleading information within an enterprise network to detect, confuse, and deter attackers, including malicious insiders. This technique excels in its ability to uncover the actions of malicious insiders discreetly, providing a high-fidelity method for enhancing internal security.

Types of Insider Threats

Unintentional

Unintentional

  • Negligent
  • Accidental insiders inadvertently leak corporate secrets or important data
Intentional

Intentional

  • Malicious insiders abuse their trusted access to systems
  • Departing employees
Types of Insider Others

Other

  • Collusive
  • 3rd Party
Insider Threat Activities

Insider Threat Activities

  • Data exfiltration
  • Source code leakage
  • Operational impact – disrupt business processes and workflows
  • Reputational impact

Traditional Security Solutions Have Gaps

Insider threat detection approaches have been traditionally focused on anomaly and behavior-based detection

These solutions have associated gaps:

Privileged insiders leverage their trusted access to exfiltrate sensitive data

Insiders leverage encrypted communication channels to evade traditional detection

Insiders stay under the radar by performing slow offensive actions

Insiders clear evidence by deleting logs

Insider threat detection in office desktop by Acalvio

Privileged insiders leverage their trusted access to exfiltrate sensitive data

Insiders leverage encrypted communication channels to evade traditional detection

Insiders stay under the radar by performing slow offensive actions

Insiders clear evidence by deleting logs

Insider threat detection in office desktop by Acalvio

The trusted access makes insider threats particularly
challenging to detect using traditional techniques.

Cyber Deception as an Effective
Countermeasure for Insider Threats

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Honeytokens and bait are an effective countermeasure against insider threats

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Acalvio's insider threat detection with the Cyber Deception

Honeytokens and bait are an effective countermeasure against insider threats

Key Benefits of Cyber Deception
for Insider Threat Detection:

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Enhanced Detection
Capabilities:

  • Continuously monitor activity against strategically placed traps, capturing crucial and irrefutable data on insider threat activities in real-time.
  • Direct visibility into unauthorized access attempts by embedding honeytokens into identity stores, data repositories, or SaaS apps provides
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Non-Disruptive to
Operations:

  • Integrates seamlessly without interfering with normal business processes.
  • Targets specifically crafted scenarios, ensuring smooth workflow continuity.
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Strategic and
Tactical Advantages:

  • Enhances defense-in-depth strategies by adding an additional layer of security.
  • Deploys believable deceptions, such as honeytokens and credential bait, to confuse and expose insiders.
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Proactive Threat
Management:

  • Diverts malicious insiders away from critical assets, providing valuable time for security teams to respond and isolate threats effectively.
  • Generates highly reliable alerts, significantly reducing false positives and alert volume, improving the efficiency of security operations.

Next Steps

Defend your organization from insider threats

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