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4 Steps to Conduct an Insider Risk Investigation Using a Human-Centric Approach

Times have changed. Instead of investigating employees the same way we investigate external threats, we must take a more empathetic approach. The majority of untrusted data movement is non-malicious. Whatever the intention - whether source code is taken to a competitor or to a home computer to speed up productivity, the event can still have the same detrimental effect. Code42 proposes an Empathetic approach to your data protection investigation.  Empathetic Investigations™ allow security teams to contain threats to data in a way that’s proportional to the threat’s severity and build trust within the organization. Here are some examples of when an empathetic approach to your investigation process might improve the effectiveness of your data protection program.