Protecting businesses from insider threats with machine learning

Machine learning and AI are the latest tools being utilised by businesses to help prevent cybercrime and stop cyberattacks. However, what if these same tools could be used to help stop insider threats such as employees leaking or misusing company data? TechRadar Pro spoke with Jazz Networks' CEO Hani Mustafa who explained how businesses have begun to employ user behaviour analytics (UBA) to help prevent negligence, fraud, data misuse and even sabotage. Yes, however employees that maliciously or unintentionally misuse data are a problem for everyone. E-commerce platforms can have a more seemingly immediate impact (if customer and payment data is exfiltrated), but the damages to any company can be detrimental.