Insider Threat
Cybersecurity & Fraud
Insider Threat is a digital & technology risk scenario. It occurs when interdisciplinary risk where labor-force instability and 'Resenteeism' motivate unauthorized exfiltration of core R&D/IP. The primary business impact is moat Destruction.
Example industry: Computer programming activities ISIC 6201
Source: Risk Rule DIG_SEC_008 — Cybersecurity & Fraud
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.
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.
What Triggers This Scenario
This scenario activates when all of the following GTIAS attribute thresholds are met simultaneously:
Scores drawn from the GTIAS 81-attribute scorecard. Click any attribute code to view its definition.
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.
How Partners Have Addressed This
Tools & Services to Address This Risk
You've seen what this scenario costs. Here are the tools that close each trigger condition before it activates — matched to the specific GTIAS attributes that trigger this scenario, ranked by how directly they address each risk condition.
Deel
Free HRIS plan available • Hire in 150+ countries
When required skills are structurally scarce domestically, Deel provides compliant access to global talent pools in 150+ countries — directly reducing human capital scarcity risk without requiring a local entity
Global payroll, EOR, and HR platform trusted by 35,000+ businesses in 150+ countries. Handles employment contracts, statutory contributions, mandatory reporting, and local compliance for full-time employees, contractors, and remote teams — so businesses can hire anywhere without in-house legal expertise. Processes $22B+ in payroll annually.
Hire globally without legal riskIndependent recommendation matched to this industry's risk profile. We may earn a commission if you purchase — this never affects matching or scores.
Multiplier
Hire in 150+ countries • No local entity required
When required skills are structurally scarce domestically, Multiplier provides compliant access to global talent pools in 150+ countries — directly reducing human capital scarcity risk without requiring a local entity
Global Employer of Record (EOR) and payroll platform that enables businesses to hire full-time employees and contractors in 150+ countries without establishing a local legal entity. Handles employment contracts, statutory contributions, mandatory payroll filings, benefits administration, and local compliance — covering the full cross-border workforce lifecycle.
Expand to 150 countries without a local entityIndependent recommendation matched to this industry's risk profile. We may earn a commission if you purchase — this never affects matching or scores.
Gusto
$100 bonus for referred businesses • Trusted by 400,000+ businesses
Modern HR, compensation benchmarking, and benefits administration directly addresses the root drivers of workforce turnover and human capital scarcity
All-in-one payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small and medium businesses. Automates payroll processing, tax filing, employee onboarding, benefits administration, and compliance — reducing the administrative burden of employment law for businesses without a dedicated HR function.
Run payroll, skip the compliance headacheIndependent recommendation matched to this industry's risk profile. We may earn a commission if you purchase — this never affects matching or scores.
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Industries Where This Risk Triggers
9 industries have attribute scores that meet all trigger conditions for this risk scenario: