Barbarians inside the gates: addressing internal security threats
Mike Kemp · Network Security · 2005
A common misconception concerning network security is that the infrastructure is at considerable risk from external attackers. Although there is always the opportunity that an enterprise environment may be targeted by a skilled, and above all, patient external attacker, enterprises face a significant challenge in identifying and reacting to, insider attacks. This article focuses on the range of insider based attacks that the enterprise environment may be vulnerable to, as well as methods of responding to an attack and mitigating the risks in the first instance.