The following introduction was originally published in the BCS Information Security Now Magazine, Autumn 2009 issue (Volume 4, Issue 1), which was on the topic of Insider Threats: “The insider threat is not new. But when companies seek to make cost savings by divesting themselves of their biggest assets, especially during a recession when uncertainty amongst the workforce is likely [...]

The following article was originally published in the BCS Information Security Now Magazine, Winter 2007/2008 issue (Volume 2, Issue 2), which was on the topic of Emerging Threats: “Last year provided plenty of news stories about lost laptops and CDs containing masses of personal data. Confidential data wasn’t exposed by corporate systems being compromised by outsiders (foreign or otherwise) but by [...]