Has your organization implemented formal processes to identify potential internal threat actors?
Explanation
Internal threat actors are individuals within your organization who may pose security risks, either maliciously or unintentionally. Effective identification processes typically include monitoring for unusual system access patterns, detecting unauthorized privilege escalations, and analyzing behavioral indicators that might suggest insider threats. These processes should be integrated with your security operations and human resources protocols.
Evidence of fulfillment could include documented internal threat identification procedures, logs from user behavior analytics tools, reports from insider threat management systems, or records of security incidents involving internal actors with corresponding remediation actions.
Implementation Example
Implement processes for identifying internal threat actors
ID: ID.RA-03.158
Context
- Function
- ID: IDENTIFY
- Category
- ID.RA: Risk Assessment
- Sub-Category
- Internal and external threats to the organization are identified and recorded
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