Data Loss Prevention

Infographic: The Insider Threat

Find out more about the risks internal employees bring to their organisation's data security in our infographic below.
by Egress
Published on 23rd Apr 2018

In this digital world, data security often makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. Data breaches can affect the reputation of a company, which can lead to further financial loss on top of fines already imposed. Even worse, across all sectors the largest proportion of breaches is caused by those inside an organisation, rather than by external attacks. Most people have heard of people sending emails to the wrong person, but shockingly some employees have also admitted to deliberately sending sensitive information outside their company.

Tackling the insider threat infographic

For more information on steps which you can take to avoid this issue, download our report: Protecting against the insider threat: Preventing the accidental send

About Egress

As advanced persistent threats continue to evolve, we recognize that people are the biggest risk to organizations’ security and are most vulnerable when using email.

Egress is the only cloud email security platform to continuously assess human risk and dynamically adapt policy controls, preparing customers to defend against advanced phishing attacks and outbound data breaches before they happen. Leveraging contextual machine learning and neural networks, with seamless integration using cloud-native API architecture, Egress provides enhanced email protection, deep visibility into human risk, and instant time to value.

Trusted by the world’s biggest brands, Egress is private equity backed with offices in London, Sheffield, Cheltenham, New York, Boston, and Toronto.