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Layoffs Fuel 35% Increase in Data Theft by Departing Employees, According to DTEX Systems 2023 Insider Risk Investigations ReportDTEX Systems, the global leader for Insider Risk and Threat Management, today announced the release of its 2023 Insider Risk Investigations Report. The annual report, based on real investigations and data collected by the DTEX Insider Intelligence and Investigations (i3) Team throughout 2022, identifies a significant increase in corporate IP and data theft incidents, the Human Resources department's growing role in cybersecurity, and notable new trends impacting the insider risk landscape due to the rise of employee attrition. Notable findings of the Report include:
Over the last year, organizations hve struggled to strike the balance between security and privacy as they grapple with a rise in voluntary turnover, inflationary pressures, and mass layoffs driven by a looming recession. Investigations performed by the DTEX i3 Team in 2022 illuminate the growing importance of acknowledging and understanding the human element impacting organizations' security posture to mitigate risk in this new era of work. This year's report illustrates a direct correlation between threat severity and methods of exfiltration and unveils six unique indicators that serve as early warning signs of insider risk. The report also offers a strategic framework to help enterprise executives and decision makers communicate with their employees based on the level of risk they pose to an organization. "As the insider risk landscape continues to evolve, visibility into behaviors and actions is essential to mitigating organizational risk," said Rajan Koo, Chief Customer Officer and DTEX Head of i3 Investigations & Engineering. "Understanding why employees behave the way they do enables executive leadership to determine specific indicators can be used to identify risk early in the insider threat kill chain to enforce strategies for mitigation." The findings and insights detailed within this report are drawn from hundreds of insider incidents and User Threat Assessments conducted alongside DTEX customers and prospects around the world. To download the full 2023 Insider Risk Investigations Report, please visit: https://www2.dtexsystems.com/insider-risk-investigations-report-2023.
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