Does your organization have a culture of "Corporate Integrity?" One can only wonder how these findings have changed since these results.
The depth and breadth of Operational Risks were apparent over eight years ago in the 2011 CyberSecurity Watch Survey by CSO Magazine, USSS, CERT and Deloitte.
The most common insider e-crime at 63% is unauthorized access to / use of corporate information. Here are the others:
So what is really going on with these survey results presented so far? Even though the respondents say that 33% "Insiders", they have done little to collect enough evidence to identify who the responsible parties are to the incident. This may be for several reasons including the lack of internal expertise to preserve evidence and conduct timely investigations.
We have addressed the "Insiders" that make up one third of the digital incidents, yet what about the "Unknowns" who add an additional 29%. The combination of the two make up 62% of all the incidents in the study.
This is where Operational Risk professionals can have a significant impact within the enterprise.
The unauthorized access to information and use of that information is at the center of this issue. When an organization realizes that this "information" has impacted them, the funds have been stolen, the trades have been placed or the press has published a trade or national security secret.
Regardless of the high tech tools utilized or the systems and controls within the organization, there are always methods and processes that if properly implemented, will reduce the number of "Unknowns" and "Insider" threats.
In your particular case, it just may come down to developing more effective situational awareness with your employees.
Suppose you create a mandatory program for all employees that is focused on corporate integrity and each year the CEO kicks off the first session with their own attendance and their own direct reports, including the Board of Directors.
Next, all senior staff attend the program and posted on the corporate Intranet are webcast shows with several 5 minute clips of parts of the one day session.
Finally, the roll out for the remainder of the employees is tied to the annual 360 degree review, that each manager does with their subordinates in the company.
Employees must understand the ethical behavior expected of them. New employee orientation should detail the organization's mission, values and code of conduct, types of fraud, compliance, their responsibility to report violations of ethical behavior and impropriety, and details of the hotline or other ways to report incidents and other integrity concerns.
Periodic training throughout an employee's career reinforces awareness and the cost of internal incidents.
If your organization does not currently have a program as we have described earlier, then maybe it's time to start one.
If you already have one in place, how effective is it in detecting the "Insider Threat" and the spectrum of Operational Risks within your organization...
The depth and breadth of Operational Risks were apparent over eight years ago in the 2011 CyberSecurity Watch Survey by CSO Magazine, USSS, CERT and Deloitte.
The most common insider e-crime at 63% is unauthorized access to / use of corporate information. Here are the others:
- 57% - Unintentional exposure of private or sensitive data
- 37% - Virus, worms or other malicious code
- 32% - Theft of intellectual property
When asked which electronic crimes were most costly or damaging the results were:
- 38% - Outsiders
- 33% - Insiders
- 29% - Unknown
So what is really going on with these survey results presented so far? Even though the respondents say that 33% "Insiders", they have done little to collect enough evidence to identify who the responsible parties are to the incident. This may be for several reasons including the lack of internal expertise to preserve evidence and conduct timely investigations.
We have addressed the "Insiders" that make up one third of the digital incidents, yet what about the "Unknowns" who add an additional 29%. The combination of the two make up 62% of all the incidents in the study.
This is where Operational Risk professionals can have a significant impact within the enterprise.
The unauthorized access to information and use of that information is at the center of this issue. When an organization realizes that this "information" has impacted them, the funds have been stolen, the trades have been placed or the press has published a trade or national security secret.
Regardless of the high tech tools utilized or the systems and controls within the organization, there are always methods and processes that if properly implemented, will reduce the number of "Unknowns" and "Insider" threats.
In your particular case, it just may come down to developing more effective situational awareness with your employees.
Suppose you create a mandatory program for all employees that is focused on corporate integrity and each year the CEO kicks off the first session with their own attendance and their own direct reports, including the Board of Directors.
Next, all senior staff attend the program and posted on the corporate Intranet are webcast shows with several 5 minute clips of parts of the one day session.
Finally, the roll out for the remainder of the employees is tied to the annual 360 degree review, that each manager does with their subordinates in the company.
Employees must understand the ethical behavior expected of them. New employee orientation should detail the organization's mission, values and code of conduct, types of fraud, compliance, their responsibility to report violations of ethical behavior and impropriety, and details of the hotline or other ways to report incidents and other integrity concerns.
Periodic training throughout an employee's career reinforces awareness and the cost of internal incidents.
If your organization does not currently have a program as we have described earlier, then maybe it's time to start one.
If you already have one in place, how effective is it in detecting the "Insider Threat" and the spectrum of Operational Risks within your organization...
