A Scenario-Based Approach to Mitigating the Insider Threat

Abstract

This article presents a risk management strategy tailored specifically for the insider threat. Key components include the emphasis on people, process, and technology, organizational introspection into critical information resources, and a scenario-based approach to determining how insiders might attack those resources. Risks can then be mitigated through a variety of control mechanisms in a manner that does not introduce unnecessary costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA545628

Entities

People

  • Gilbert L. Peterson
  • Jonathan W. Butts
  • Michael R. Grimaila
  • Robert F. Mills

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Insider Threats
  • Network Protocols
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Security
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States

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  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design