Protecting USPS from insider threats

Postal Service employees and contractors can play a vital role in protecting the organization by identifying potential insider threats. An insider threat occurs when an individual — such as an employee, contractor or vendor — intentionally or unintentionally misuses his or her access to an organization’s resources to steal information or disrupt operations. Here are…

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USPS OIG Report: Insider Threat Program

Background An insider threat program helps an organization prevent, detect, and respond to the threat of an employee, contractor, or business partner misusing their trusted access to computer systems and data. Threats to the U.S. Postal Service include the theft and disclosure of sensitive, proprietary, or national security information, and the sabotage of its computer…

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OIG: Has USPS established an effective Insider Threat program?

Project Title: Insider Threat Program Start Date: Monday, March 13, 2017 Estimated Report Release Date: September 2017 Insider threat is the potential for a current or former employee, contractor, or business partner to accidentally or maliciously misuse their trusted access to harm the organization’s employees, customers, assets, reputation, or interests. An Insider threat program provides…

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