8. The Fight Over What Constitutes An Insider Threat Will Make Its Way To The Courtroom
Many people believed that bolstering protection against external threats was enough, but insider threats will at last receive equal footing in 2019, said Variato CEO Larry Thompson. The average number of incidents involving criminal and malicious insiders increased by 53 percent between 2016 and 2018, and ObserveIT CEO Mike McKee said 2019 will be the costliest year ever for malicious insider threats.
Next year will also be the time when the industry finally begins to witness public repercussions for companies that mishandle data, according to Carbonite CISO Larry Friedman.
There will also in 2019 be a court case where, after a data breach, an employee claims innocence and an employer claims deliberate action, said Forcepoint Group Counsel and Senior Director Marlene Connolly. She said firms should take steps to inject workplace monitoring cybersecurity technologies into their IT environment to understand the full picture around an incident and prove end-user intent.
