Digital & Technology Cybersecurity & Fraud ISIC 6201

Insider Threat

Cybersecurity & Fraud

Example industry: Computer programming activities ISIC 6201

Source: Risk Rule DIG_SEC_008 — Cybersecurity & Fraud

3 Trigger Conditions

3 Action Steps

1 Cascade Risk

5 FAQ Answers

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Business Impact

Moat Destruction. Theft of core source code, trade secrets, or AI weights allows competitors (domestic or hostile state-owned) to replicate products with zero R&D cost. Results in permanent loss of market leadership, 40-60% intangible asset write-downs, and immediate loss of 'Trusted Vendor' status.

Illustrative Example

How This Risk Can Manifest

In Computer programming activities (ISIC 6201):

In 2026, a senior developer (CS05) facing personal financial stress leverages legacy admin rights (DT04) to download the firm's entire proprietary AI model weights. The theft is only discovered 3 months later when a clone appears on a dark-web marketplace.

Trigger Conditions

What Triggers This Scenario

This scenario activates when all of the following GTIAS attribute thresholds are met simultaneously:

ER07 ≥ 5 / 5

CS05 ≥ 3 / 5

DT04 ≤ 2 / 5

Scores drawn from the GTIAS 81-attribute scorecard. Click any attribute code to view its definition.

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Action Plan

What To Do

Immediate steps to address or mitigate this scenario:

Deploy 'User and Entity Behavior Analytics' (UEBA) to baseline 'normal' file egress
enforce 'Just-in-Time' (JIT) and 'Just-Enough' Access (JEA) for R&D repos
implement 'Termination-Triggered Lockouts' tied to HR offboarding systems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What conditions trigger the "Insider Threat" scenario?

This scenario triggers when ER07 ≥ 5 and CS05 ≥ 3 and cyber threat exposure (DT04 ≤ 2) reach elevated levels simultaneously. These attributes reflect Theft of core source code, trade secrets, or AI weights allows competitors (domestic or hostile state-owned) to replicate products with zero R&D cost. that, in combination, creates a materially higher probability of the outcome described above.

What is the potential financial cost of "Insider Threat" materialising?

Digital and cybersecurity incidents typically have a bimodal cost profile: an immediate containment and recovery cost (days to weeks), and a longer-tail reputational and regulatory cost (months). Moat Destruction.

Which technical controls reduce exposure to "Insider Threat"?

The most effective countermeasures address the root conditions: ER07 ≥ 5 and CS05 ≥ 3 and cyber threat exposure (DT04 ≤ 2). Deploy 'User and Entity Behavior Analytics' (UEBA) to baseline 'normal' file egress.

What distinguishes companies that manage "Insider Threat" effectively?

Effective responses address the root attributes rather than the symptoms. Deploy 'User and Entity Behavior Analytics' (UEBA) to baseline 'normal' file egress. enforce 'Just-in-Time' (JIT) and 'Just-Enough' Access (JEA) for R&D repos. Companies that monitor ER07 ≥ 5 and CS05 ≥ 3 and cyber threat exposure (DT04 ≤ 2) as leading indicators — rather than reacting to lagging financial results — consistently achieve better outcomes.

What other risks does "Insider Threat" trigger or amplify?

Left unaddressed, this scenario can cascade into related risk patterns: Critical IP Exfiltration. These downstream risks share underlying attribute conditions with "Insider Threat", which is why organisations that mitigate the primary trigger typically see simultaneous improvement across the cascade chain.

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