Cybersecurity Awareness: Insider Threats

Insider threats are one of the most costly and misunderstood risks facing organizations today, and unlike external attacks, they often come from people we already trust. This course is designed for nontechnical professionals who want to understand what insider threats really are, how they happen, and what role every employee plays in preventing them. Through real-world scenarios, practical habits, and honest conversations about workplace culture, you learn how to recognize warning signs, practice safer behaviors at work, and speak up when something feels off. This isn't a course about suspecting your coworkers—it's about building a workplace where security is everyone's shared responsibility. Whether you work at a five-person startup or a five-hundred-person company, insider threats are relevant to you.

Learning objectives
Define insider threats and distinguish between malicious, negligent, and compromised insider categories.
Recognize behavioral and digital warning signs that may indicate insider threat activity in your workplace.
Apply practical data hygiene and access management habits that reduce your organization's insider threat exposure.
Explain the shared responsibility between employees and security teams in preventing insider threats.
Describe how organizations detect, respond to, and build culture around insider threat prevention.