Mitigating cybersecurity insider threat in the hiring stage of the employee lifecycle
Catherine Ayodele · 2022
Cybersecurity insider threat is costly to organisations and due to the amount of privilege the attacker possesses, detection is typically difficult. This has created a need for early prevention by reducing risks through a comprehensive recruitment process. This paper explores human-focused mitigation techniques by evaluating findings from researchers in cybersecurity personnel management. It analysed the effect ofhuman resource practices such as hiring policies, employment practices and employee screening in protecting organisations from insider threats which would subsequently reduce risks and overall costs in organisations