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Glossary › Insider Risk
What is Insider Risk?
Insider risk includes malicious insiders, negligent users, and compromised accounts. It focuses on threats that originate from people with legitimate access. In TPRM, evaluating vendor insider risk controls ensures they can prevent unauthorized internal use of customer data.
FAQs
Are insiders always malicious?
No, many incidents result from mistakes.
How do vendors mitigate insider risk?
Monitoring, least privilege, training, and access controls.
Is insider risk increasing?
Yes, due to remote work and distributed systems.
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