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The three types of individuals that constitute the insider threat

John Leonard

24 November 2016 • 3 min read

Forcepoint's Neil Thacker says you need to put people first when developing security strategy

Insider threats are an increasingly common focus for IT security professionals as the old fortification model of defence gives way to a data centric, intelligence led approach. But who are the insi...

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