Insider Threat Study: Illicit Cyber Activity Involving Fraud in the U.S. Financial Services Sector

Abstract

This report describes a new insider threat study funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the CERT Insider Threat Center, part of Carnegie Mellon University s Software Engineering Institute. Researchers extracted technical and behavioral patterns from 67 insider and 13 external fraud cases; all 80 cases occurred between 2005 and the present. Using this information, we developed insights and risk indicators of malicious insider activity within the banking and finance sector. This information is intended to help private industry, government, and law enforcement more effectively prevent, deter, detect, investigate, and manage insider threats in this sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA610430

Entities

People

  • Adam Cummings
  • Andrew P. Moore
  • David Mcintire
  • Randall Trzeciak
  • Todd Lewellen

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer Network Security
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cybersecurity
  • Databases
  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Insider Threats
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law Enforcement
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber