Infographic: 20 Insider Threats Statistics and Findings

20 Insider Threats Alarming Facts and Figures **** The threat of attack from insiders is real and substantial. Whether originating from a malicious or careless insider, such risks are difficult to detect and can cause catastrophic damage. Here are vital statistics to help gain insights and act on insider threat activities: Employees use emails to exfiltrate the company's 25% sensitive data Data breaches are caused 30% by insiders Global buşinesses are affected by insider threats, annually 34% Increase in the insider threat incidents over the last two years 47% Organizations believe they are vulnerable to insider attacks 50% Employees involved in an insider threat had a history of IT security violations 51% Organizations consider privileged users as the greatest insider threat risk 55% Employees exiting an organization take sensitive company data with them 59% Cyberattacks are attributed to insider threats 60% Insider threat incidents 63% are caused due to negligence Unintentional insider threats are caused by phishing attaçks 67% Organizations fail to determine the actual damage of an insider attack 85% IT professionals consider insider threat as a cultural issue 86% Insider threats succeed an adverse work event, such as termination or demotion 92% IT leaders consider insider threats as a major security concern 97% Cost of insider threats for organizations in 2020 USD 2.79M Average no. of days to identify a data breach 197 Average no. of days to contain an incident 77 Average amount spent by large enterprises on insider threats in 2019 USD 17.92M Internal breaches occur in the US daily 2,500 Sounds Alarming? StealthLabs helps you quickly and accurately detect, investigate, and respond to these potentially damaging attacks. Contact Us +1 817-415-1200 StealthLabs [email protected]