Breach From Within: Introduction to Insider Risk and Threats

Breach from Within: Introduction to Insider Risk and Threats examines one of today’s most complex security challenges: the threat that originates from trusted insiders. While many security programs focus on external attacks, this course shifts attention to the human, behavioral, and organizational factors that drive insider incidents. Drawing on real-world cases and interdisciplinary research, learners explore how insider risk develops over time, why warning signs are often missed, and how insider threats can escalate beyond data breaches into workplace violence, critical infrastructure disru…