Insider Data Breaches – Does the Size of Your Clients' Business Matter?

Does size matter? Not when it comes to insider data breaches caused by activity “inside” the network firewall.

Many small to midsize business owners believe breaches, both external and internal, only happen to “the big guys.” They often feel their businesses are too insignificant to attract unknown bad actors or malicious employees looking for a big payout. Yet, reports show that hackers prefer small companies because they are easier targets than big corporations. And insider breaches are rarely about the “big payout.”

More often than not, insider data breaches are purely accidental and sometimes even unknown to the transgressor. But for those breaches that are intentional, the reasons behind them are often more personal than simply just snatching data to sell on the Dark Web. They are often done out of revenge or for specific personal gain. 

3 Categories of Insider Data Breaches 

Let’s delve deeper into the three most common triggers for insider breaches: