Insider Risk and Personnel Security: An introduction

Insider risk is a significant threat to businesses and organizations, caused by the actions of individuals who betray trust. This textbook provides an analysis of the origins and effects of insider risk, using real-life case histories to illustrate the principles and how to protect organizations against it. It describes the environmental and psychological factors that predispose some individuals to become harmful insiders and the most common pathways by which this happens. The second half of the book sets out a practical systems-based approach to personnel security, drawing on industry and academic research to explain how to make it effective in managing the risk while enabling the conduct of business.

Format: Hardback
Length: 154 pages
Publication date: 06 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Insider risk is a significant threat to businesses and organizations of all types, stemming from the actions of individuals who betray trust by behaving in potentially harmful ways. This book examines the origins and effects of insider risk, using multiple real-life case histories to illustrate the principles and explain how to protect organizations against the risk.

Insiders cause material damage to their employers and society, as well as psychological harm to their colleagues and friends. Many organizations lack a systematic understanding of the nature and origins of insider risk, and few have a coherent and effective system of protective security measures to defend themselves against it.

This book describes the environmental and psychological factors that predispose some individuals to become harmful insiders, as well as the most common pathways by which this happens. It considers how aspects of insider risk have been altered by shifts in society, such as our increasing reliance on technology and changes in working patterns.

The second half of the book sets out a practical systems-based approach to personnel security, the system of defensive measures used to protect against insider risk. It draws on the best available knowledge from industry and academic research, behavioral science, and practitioner experience to explain how to make personnel security effective at managing the risk while enabling the conduct of business.

This book will be essential reading for students of risk management, security, resilience, cyber security, behavioral science, HR, leadership, and business studies, as well as security practitioners. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the nature and origins of insider risk, as well as practical strategies for protecting organizations against it.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032358536