Insider Threat

Insider Threat — Security risk arising from people with legitimate access who act maliciously, negligently or under coercion.

Why Insider Threat matters in finance

Trusted access can bypass controls designed primarily for external attackers.

Security is also a market-infrastructure question

In financial services, insider threat should be understood in relation to operational continuity, data integrity, payments, market infrastructure and interconnected dependencies. A control can be technically effective while still leaving material resilience risk if critical services cannot continue or recover during disruption.