The CERT Guide to Insider Threats: How to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Information Technology Crimes (Theft, Sabotage, Fraud) [Hardcover]

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xxxi

Chapter 1: Overview 1

True Stories of Insider Attacks 3

The Expanding Complexity of Insider Threats 6

Breakdown of Cases in the Insider Threat Database 7

CERTs MERIT Models of Insider Threats 9

Overview of the CERT Insider Threat Center 13

Timeline of the CERT Programs Insider Threat Work. 16

Caveats about Our Work 20

Summary 20

Chapter 2: Insider IT Sabotage 23

General Patterns in Insider IT Sabotage Crimes 28

Mitigation Strategies 46

Summary 59

Chapter 3: Insider Theft of Intellectual Property 61

Impacts 66

General Patterns in Insider Theft of Intellectual Property Crimes 68

The Entitled Independent 69

The Ambitious Leader 78

Theft of IP inside the United States Involving Foreign Governments or Organizations 83

Mitigation Strategies for All Theft of Intellectual Property Cases 88

Mitigation Strategies: Final Thoughts 97

Summary 98

Chapter 4: Insider Fraud 101

General Patterns in Insider Fraud Crimes 106

Insider Fraud Involving Organized Crime 115

Organizational Issues of Concern and Potential Countermeasures 120

Mitigation Strategies: Final Thoughts 126

Summary 127

Chapter 5: Insider Threat Issues in the Software Development Life Cycle 129

Requirements and System Design Oversights 131

System Implementation, Deployment, and Maintenance Issues 136

Programming Techniques Used As an Insider Attack Tool 1lc1