Inside Jobs: Why Insider Risk is the Biggest Cyber Threat You Can't Ignore | Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson & Mark Wojtasiak

How do you protect enterprise data when your greatest security threat comes from trusted insiders? Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson, and Mark Wojtasiak investigate.

Foreword by George Kurtz

About the Book:

From data security company Code42, Inside Jobs offers companies of all sizes a new way to secure today’s collaborative cultures—one that works without compromising sensitive company data or slowing business down.

Authors Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson, and Mark Wojtasiak, seasoned veterans in the cybersecurity space, provide a top-down and bottom-up picture of the rewards and perils involved in running and securing organizations focused on rapid, iterative, and collaborative innovation.

Modern day data security can no longer be accomplished by “Big Brother” forms of monitoring or traditional prevention solutions that rely solely on classification and blocking systems.

These technologies frustrate employees, impede collaboration, and force productivity workarounds that risk the very data you need to secure. They provide the illusion that your trade secrets, customer lists, patents, and other intellectual property are protected.

That couldn’t be farther from the truth, as insider threats continue to grow.

These include:

✔ Well-intentioned employees inadvertently sharing proprietary data
✔ Departing employees taking your trade secrets with them to the competition
✔ A high-risk employee moving source code to an unsanctioned cloud service

What’s the solution?

It’s not the hunt for hooded, malicious wrongdoers that you might expect. The new world of data security is built on security acting as an ally versus an adversary.

It assumes positive intent, creates organizational transparency, establishes acceptable data use policies, increases security awareness, and provides ongoing training.

Whether you are a CEO, CIO, CISO, CHRO, general counsel, or business leader, this book will help you understand the important role you have to play in securing the collaborative cultures of the future.

Frequently Asked Questions About Inside Jobs:

• Q: Does this book focus on malicious corporate spies or external hackers?
• A: Neither. The book specifically targets "Insider Risk," which stems from everyday employees within your organization. It reframes data security around the reality that well-intentioned workers, departing staff, or employees finding workarounds often compromise sensitive data simply to stay collaborative and productive.
• Q: Will this book recommend stricter blocking protocols and stricter surveillance?
• A: No. The authors explicitly argue against rigid "Big Brother" monitoring systems, traditional file classification, and heavy-handed software blocking tools. They explain that highly restrictive controls actively backfire by frustrating employees, slowing down innovation, and forcing dangerous data workarounds.
• Q: What is the alternative security framework proposed by the authors?
• A: The book outlines a modern data protection approach called Insider Risk Management, pioneered heavily by data security firm Code42. It centers around establishing organizational transparency, fostering a progressive security culture, treating employees as allies rather than adversaries, and utilizing cross-functional change agents across departments.
• Q: Is this text intended primarily for network engineers and IT specialists?
• A: No. It is structured from a high-level strategic standpoint specifically for executive and operational leadership. It provides actionable insights and case studies for CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs), general counsel, and department heads who oversee corporate risk.
• Q: What specific real-world workplace risks are analyzed in the text?
• A: The authors provide concrete case studies tracking common vectors of intellectual property exposure. This includes well-meaning staff accidentally sharing files over cloud apps, high-risk code movement to unsanctioned repositories, and departing employees taking customer lists or trade secrets with them to a direct competitor.

Inside Jobs: Why Insider Risk is the Biggest Cyber Threat You Can't Ignore | Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson & Mark Wojtasiak

About the Author(s):

Joe Payne: CEO of Code 42 Software Inc.

Joe Payne is the president and CEO of Code42, a leading data security company that focuses on reducing the risk of data leakage from insider threats. With more than twenty years of experience as a CEO, he has a proven track record leading high growth security and technology companies. Previously, Joe served as CEO of eSecurity, Eloqua, and eGrail, and as president of iDefense.

He has led some of the world’s best security researchers and worked with top US government agencies to improve their risk profiles.

Jadee Hanson: Author

Jadee Hanson is the chief information security officer and chief information officer at Code42. She has more than sixteen years of information security experience and a proven track record of building IT and security programs. Prior to Code42, she held a number of senior leadership roles in security at Target Corporation and Deloitte.

Jadee is also the founder of the non-profit organization Building Without Borders.

Mark Wojtasiak: Author

Mark Wojtasiak is the vice president of portfolio strategy and product marketing at Code42, bringing with him more than twenty years of B2B data storage, cloud, and security experience. He previously worked at Seagate for ten years, where he held a number of senior strategy roles in global marketing and product management, as well as served in marketing leadership at Now Micro.

Book Data:

• Full Title: Inside Jobs: Why Insider Risk Is the Biggest Cyber Threat You Can't Ignore
• Author(s): Joe Payne, Jadee Hanson, Mark Wojtasiak, George Kurtz
• Publisher & Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication Date: October 20, 2020
• Book Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Pre-Owned / Very Good
• Edition: Hardcover
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781510764484
• ISBN-10: 1510764488
• Library of Congress (LCCN): 2022276858
• Primary Genre (BISAC): COMPUTERS / Security / General
• Sub-Genres (BISAC): BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computers & Information Technology; COMPUTERS / Security / Cryptography
• Product Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.8 x 9.0 inches
• Weight: 13.9 oz (approx. 0.87 lbs)

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