Thwart Insider Threats with Machine Learning [Infographic] – Blog Imperva

Potentially the most lethal kind of threat to an organization's security, insider threats can pose risks as significant as--if not more than--external attacks. Because insiders are granted trusted access to sensitive data, these threats often fly under the security radar. By examining how users access your data and identifying when inappropriate or abusive behavior takes place, machine learning can help you secure your data from insider threats. In our insider threat infographic, we examine machine learning and how it works to detect and prevent against insider threats. Summarized below, we review the primary types of insider threat profiles and explain how domain-specific machine learning helps identify insider threats and protect sensitive data.