What exactly are Insider Threats? An insider threat is a perceived threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization’s security practices, data and computer systems. The threat may involve fraud, the theft of confidential or commercially valuable information, the theft of intellectual property, or the sabotage of computer systems.
Think of it like this: Let’s say some organisation has a super secure facility, with huge perimeter walls, barbed wires, cameras everywhere.