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Insider Threat Detection Software: Protecting Against the Insider Threat – What You Should Know

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Insider Threat is one of the dangerous threat actors for many organization and keeping your business protected from outside threats is hard enough, but what about when you need to keep an eye on your own employees (Insider Threat)?

As a business owner, it is understandable that you want to keep what you have labored for secure. There is no reason that you should trust the integrity of your company to your subordinates, and you don’t have to. Threat detection software is one of the best ways that you can keep your business protected.

What Kind of Threats Do You Face?

Most business owners spend their whole lives worrying about external threats when the biggest ones tend to be right there on their doorstep.

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You will find that the most damaging events to businesses tend to originate from the inside. There are many reasons for one of your employees potentially doing this.

Whether someone under your employ has grown jaded and unhappy, or if they have received a better offer from a competitor, you will have to do what you can to protect your business.

Luckily, employers have far-reaching powers when it comes to ensuring that their employees are doing what they should be on their paid time.

There are few better ways to make sure that your employees are not endangering your business than by using threat detection software.

Let’s take a look at what threat detection software does and how it can potentially save your business from facing a sticky situation somewhere down the line.

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What Does Insider Threat Detection Software Do?

So what can you expect when you invest in a program to prevent your employees from doing anything too drastic? Most of the time, you will find that this software resembles standard employee monitoring programs that are used to ensure that productivity is on the rise.

In fact, you will find that threat detection software and productivity programs are often bundled under the same name, allowing employers to kill two birds with one stone.

Some of the features in insider threat detection software include real-time monitoring, session suspension, screenshots, and more.

The amount of power that your software has will depend on just how sensitive the info that you handle can get.

Financial institutions, for example, need to have stricter protocols on what their employees can do than most other businesses, so there is often a way to customize this software to your liking.

Keep in mind that there are also different classes of threat detection software available, and you can pay for what suits your business.

If you only need a framework in place to keep tabs on your employees, then you won’t have to pay as much as an employer who needs a comprehensive employee monitoring system.

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