The Rise And Stealth Of The Socially Engineered Insider

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The Rise And Stealth Of The Socially Engineered Insider
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Mohan Koo, Dtex Systems co-founder and president. Read Mohan Koo's full executive profile here.

Social engineering has become the go-to tactic for foreign adversaries, affording the ability to access and steal data and IP quickly, easily and at scale. This is largely due to social platforms, generative artificial intelligence and foreign talent programs. Judging by our company's own, it’s clear the biggest target is the insider—the employee or contractor with privileged access to sensitive intel.

In one scenario, an"agent" is planted and tasked with taking data without even realizing the malicious nature of what they are doing . In other scenarios, the agent might be lured or even blackmailed to steal data. Other times the agent might already be malicious and have an agenda of their own. All it takes is one insider to take the bait to unwittingly reveal sensitive intel to a malicious actor with the intent and capability to cause harm.

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