Know the Insider Before the Incident
Insiders already have the access, credentials, and trust that attackers spend months trying to fake. Data sprawl, AI tools, and hybrid work make their risk harder to see and their motives harder to read. This whitepaper breaks down ten distinct insider threat types, a real exfiltration case, and the controls security teams need to catch risk before it becomes a breach.
What's inside
Why Insider Risk Is Accelerating
How data sprawl, cloud tools, and hybrid work erode visibility into where sensitive data lives and who can access it.
Why AI and generative tools multiply exfiltration paths and shrink the window security teams have to detect them.
Why traditional, perimeter-built security tools can't assess intent or interpret insider behavior in context.
Ten Insider Threat Actor Types
A breakdown of ten distinct insider profiles, from the Flight Risk and the Maverick to the Malicious Insider and the Retaliator.
The motivations behind each type, including resentment, convenience, financial gain, and simple productivity pressure.
Why intent varies by type, but every one of the ten profiles creates a distinct, addressable risk to sensitive data.
A Real Insider Exfiltration Case
A documented case of a departing engineer who staged and exfiltrated an entire codebase before joining a competitor.
How Cyberhaven Insider Risk Intelligence Service (IRIS) turns real-world patterns into policy packs and program guidance.
What ongoing IRIS deliverables include, from quarterly threat patterns to biannual executive insider risk reviews.