Security 28 April 2021 2 MIN

Proofpoint Episode 3: Reducing Insider Risk in the Work-From-Everywhere Economy

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Proofpoint Episode 3: Reducing Insider Risk in the Work-From-Everywhere Economy

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How has the insider threat changed? What are the new insider threat profiles and how can you address them? Do you understand your exposure and know where your risk is? In this brand-new, 3-part podcast series The Inside Line on Insider Threats with Proofpoint, cybersecurity experts come together to talk about insider threat management (ITM). 

Joining Dr. Eric Cole, Founder and CEO of Secure Anchor Consulting, for the final episode of the series is Rob Bolton, Senior Director, Information Protection at Proofpoint. The two begin by reflecting upon the first two episodes, thinking back to the different types of insider threats and the strategies to combat them and, more significantly, looking at what an insider threat program means in terms of costs, economic benefits, and how it can reduce operational risk. Following on from this, Rob spotlights the direct and indirect impact of insider threats from a financial perspective, including the key drivers of costs. Conversation then moves on to how insider threat management programmes deliver economic value and ROI and the roles integrated technologies play in reducing insider costs and mitigating risk. To close, Eric and Rob share their thoughts on the best practices for building a modern insider threat program, before analysing some Proofpoint use case examples. 

Your people do business well beyond the bounds of traditional network perimeters and connected endpoints. Email, social media, and mobile devices are the new tools of the trade—and for cyber criminals, the new tools of attack.

Proofpoint protects your people, data and brand against advanced threats and compliance risks. Built on the cloud and the world's most advanced intelligence platform, our solutions help you effectively detect and block targeted attacks and respond quickly to suspected compromises.

Our solutions stop 99% of attachment-based attacks. And every day, we detect and block advanced threats and compliance risks in more than 600 million emails, more than 7 million mobile apps, and hundreds of thousands of social-media accounts.

We also help customers share large files securely and protect sensitive information as it’s sent, stored, and archived.