Strategies for Preventing and Handling Cybersecurity Threats from Employees

Not all data breaches stem from trained cybercriminals — in fact, many cybersecurity incidents come from the inside. They are initiated by an employee’s inadvertent mistake or intentional act. In this interview, SRZ employment & employee benefits partner Holly H. Weiss and former SRZ partner Robert R. Kiesel discuss the two categories of internal cybersecurity threats (inadvertent and intentional); specific ways to protect against those threats, including effective training methods and “bring your own device” policies; and the effect of relevant regulations.