Insider threats are rapidly becoming one of the most complex challenges for organizations. According to Gurucul’s 2024 Insider Threat Report, insider risks have surged, with 48% of organizations reporting increased incidents in the past year. The report, based on insights from 413 IT and cybersecurity professionals, identifies several critical issues, In this post, we’ll explore these findings to determine our next steps.
According to the report, only 36% of organizations have a fully integrated solution to deliver unified visibility and control. This result is not isolated to the scope of the report. Many organizations still rely on siloed, outdated systems that fail to provide a comprehensive view of behaviour across their environment. As a result, this can leave organizations vulnerable to insider threats that remain undetected for extended periods.
The complexity of modern-day attacks often outpaces traditional security tools, which rely on static rules-based detections and generate an overwhelming number of false positives. Many organizations are blindsided by breaches that can go undetected for weeks or even months with 45% saying it takes up to a week or longer to recover from an insider attack.
Many security teams believed they have adequate measures in place to address insider threats. This misplaced confidence can lead to complacency and gaps in security as organizations underestimate the sophistication and potential impact of insider threats. Therefore any confidence in security posture must be aligned with clearly defined metrics and risk-based outcomes. These need to be continually being reviewed since attacks have increased nearly 5 times over since 2023.
Organizations have invested in multiple security tools without a cohesive strategy. Only 36% of organizations surveyed have fully integrated solutions creating an inefficient security stack that hinders detection and response efforts. Of the respondents, over 50% reveal they do not have the tools to confidently handle insider threats today.
Many organizations lack the technical expertise to effectively implement and manage insider threat solutions. This knowledge gap can hinder their ability to identify and protect against threats. 39% % of respondents cited technical difficulties in implementing insider threat management tools, often due to a lack of staff expertise.
Gurucul’s open architecture can help organizations to consolidate their security stack by offering an integrated platform that unifies security tools and data sources seamlessly. As a result, providing a unified view of the entire environment. This will enable organizations to detect anomalies and suspicious activities with a deeper insight into both typical and anomalous behavior.
Gurucul’s platform integrates data across any environment, ensuring holistic monitoring and comprehensive risk detection. Using its advanced analytics (UEBA) capabilities, organizations can easily uncover hidden patterns and indicators of emerging threats indicative of an insider threat.
Gurucul’s natural language capabilities allow any user to review anomalous activity in a simple human readable workflow. While natural language searches can be used to query data, construct reports and understand specific activity.
The report highlights the push towards automating the common repeatable processes. Gurucul supports this with its automation workbench (SOAR) to help organizations reduce the time to response to insider threats. Inherently helping increase overall operational efficiency.
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While technology is essential, a robust insider threat program requires a holistic approach. Organizations must:
The 2024 Insider Threat Report underscores the need for organizations to continually re-evaluate their insider threat management strategies.
Gurucul can help organizations address these challenges with its unified approach to monitoring, real-time detection, and automated response. Empowering organizations to effectively combat insider threats and build a more resilient security posture.
How is your organization addressing insider threats? Are you confident in your ability to detect and respond to these attacks? Please contact us if you’d like to discuss ways Gurucul can help.
About the Author:
Randeep Gill is a Senior Solutions Consultant at Gurucul with nearly 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. He brings a wealth of knowledge in sales engineering, consultancy, and security strategy. His career includes key roles in a Security Operations Center (SOC) for a global service provider, as well as positions at leading cybersecurity vendors. Randeep has been involved in numerous successful cybersecurity initiatives, focusing on advancing organizational maturity through education and helping teams effectively identify and mitigate security risks. His primary goal is to enhance the security posture of organizations through thought leadership and the implementation of innovative technologies.
