Many CIOs have done as much as humanly possible to keep hackers from penetrating their networks from the outside, but what about the trusted insider? Insiders don't have to bypass the physical and digital perimeter controls you've probably got in place and they know where to go once they are in. To mitigate the risks of insider threats, it's important to acknowledge that your company is not immune and know your network inside and out. Other tips include performing periodic enterprise-wide risk assessments, monitoring what your users are doing on the network, and activating high levels of your operating system's access controls.

Learn more about protecting your company from insider attacks:
- read the article at ComputerWorld

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