There are many factors that can put a company’s data at risk. Well-known threats include phishing, malware and ransomware. But in addition to external factors, there are also internal factors that can pose a danger to company data. Internal factors are also called insider threats. In this blog we pay attention to the insider threat ex-employees.

1 in 3 office workers still have login details from their previous job after dismissal.

Although ex-employees are out of service and are therefore no longer insiders, we still classify this group as insider threats. The reason for this is that many former employees can still log into the company network of their previous employer after their dismissal. Research among people with a desk profession shows that as many as 36% of this group still have login details from their previous job.

3 measures to protect your busine

A large part of this group will not abuse the unauthorized access. But the chance that someone wants to do harm and therefore abuses the possibility to log in is always there. Especially if someone feels resentment or anger towards their previous employer. They can easily copy, publish or even delete data. Of course you want to prevent this. The three measures below significantly reduce the chance that this will happen in your company.