Insider Threat Mitigation for a Manufacturing Company
Challenge
A manufacturing company caught an unauthorised step in the design files by an employee of the departing team. Due to the weak access control policies and no monitoring on crucial data it has become a major risk of insider threats.
A manufacturing company caught an unauthorised step in the design files by an employee of the departing team. Due to the weak access control policies and no monitoring on crucial data it has become a major risk of insider threats.
Solution
We approached a Zero Trust security model to ensure the giving access is given only the employees required to proceed in a particular field of work. We introduced Data Loss Prevention software and monitoring user activity to detect and block suspicious activities or file transfers. And to enforce for employee exit protocol.
We approached a Zero Trust security model to ensure the giving access is given only the employees required to proceed in a particular field of work. We introduced Data Loss Prevention software and monitoring user activity to detect and block suspicious activities or file transfers. And to enforce for employee exit protocol.
Results
The prevention of insider threats was successful. By 90% insider threats of the company reduced, and its IP (intellectual property) strengthened. This result provided a peace of mind to the company towards securing sensitive data.
The prevention of insider threats was successful. By 90% insider threats of the company reduced, and its IP (intellectual property) strengthened. This result provided a peace of mind to the company towards securing sensitive data.