Theft—insiders with access to customer records

In either case, the insider is part of the threat whether the mastermind or the pawn. Insider threats to business come in many forms:

Data Theft—insiders with access to customer records, intellectual property, employee information, or other forms of valuable data, obtain copies, sending them out through mediums like USB drives, cloud-based storage or webmail. Data Loss—data inappropriately copied to an unencrypted USB drive or laptop that is subsequently lost or stolen to prevent this you can use text message tracker to monitor all activity on your employee's phone. Data Corruption/Deletion—data is maliciously destroyed or altered for inconvenience or to modify evidence. Employee Fraud—Corruption, asset misappropriation, and financial statement fraud committed by one or more employees or by an employee and individuals outside the business. Malicious Code—the introduction of viruses, worms or Trojan horses are just a few ways an intent insider can threaten your network, data and employees. Additionally, hackers use social engineering (e.g. email phishing scams) to introduce this type code to a business network through unwitting employees. Identity Theft—Employees utilizing credentials of other employees to gain access and participate in one of the previous Insider Threat forms. Productivity Loss—Employees wasting time on personal activity on the Internet. While not a threat that would take a business down, productivity loss can be material.