Establish an Insider Risk Program
eLearning Courses
- Insider Threat Awareness Course INT101.16
- Establishing an Insider Threat Program for Your Organization INT122.16
- Developing a Multidisciplinary Insider Threat Capability INT201.16
- Insider Threat Mitigation Responses INT210.16
- Preserving Investigative and Operational Viability in Insider Threat INT220.16
- Insider Threat Records Checks INT230.16
- Insider Threat Basic HUB Operations INT240.16
- Critical Thinking for Insider Threat Analysts INT250.16
- Insider Threat Privacy and Civil Liberties INT260.16
- Maximizing Organizational Trust INT270.16
- Cyber Insider Threat INT280.16
- Behavioral Science in Insider Threat INT290.16Back
Job Aids
- PERSEREC Insider Risk Evaluation and Audit Tool
- DHS CISA Insider Threat Mitigation Resources | CISA
- DHS CISA Insider Risk Self-Assessment Tool | CISA
- DCSA/Center for Development of Security Excellence:
- Behavioral Science and Insider Threat
- Critical Thinking Techniques for Insider Threat Analyst
- Critical Thinking Tools for Insider Threat Analyst
- Cultural Competence and Insider Risk
- Human Resources and Insider Threat Programs
- Insider Risk Implementation Guide for Food and Agriculture
- Insider Risk Programs for the Healthcare and Public Health Sectors
- Insider Threat Program Kinetic Violence Self-Assessment: Lessons Learned from School Safety
- Insider Threat Vigilance Campaign Guidance
- Potential Risk in Informal Banking and Finance
- Potential Risk Indicators: Insider Threat
- Potential Risk Indicators: Kinetic Violence
- Privacy Act Consent Rule Exceptions
- Privacy and Civil Liberties Case Law Examples
- Sample Insider Threat Program Plan
- Tales from the Inside: Volume 1
- Tales from the Inside: Volume 2
- Tales from the Inside: Volume 3
- Tales from the Inside: Volume 4
- The Critical Pathway - Facilitated Discussion Guide
- The Principle of Confidentiality
- Turning People Around, Not Turning Them In - Facilitated Discussion Guide
- Understanding Espionage and National Security Crimes
- Why Threats of Violence Are Not Protected
- Workplace Environment and Organizational Justice
Policy
- Presidential Policy Directive: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency
The Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national unity of effort to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure.
Resources
- Full Catalog of Training Materials for Insider Threat Practitioners
Insider Threat Programs are designed to deter, detect, and mitigate actions by insiders who represent a threat to national security. CDSE has provided an extensive catalog of insider threat resources for your use. - Insider Threat Mitigation
This CISA site is designed to assist individuals, organizations, and communities in improving or establishing an insider threat mitigation program. - National Infrastructure Protection Plan
This job aid discusses the risk management framework and how it is implemented within the context of the unique characteristics and risk landscape of the sector. This website provides the sector specific plan and links to sector resources. - National Insider Threat Task Force
This site provides insider risk resources to assist you in developing your Insider Risk Program.
Promote Awareness in Your Organization
Case Studies
- Case Study Library
Explore a growing repository of U.S. case studies. Learn about the crimes, the sentences, the impact, and the potential risk indicators that, if identified, could have mitigated harm.
eLearning Courses
- Insider Threat Awareness, INT101.16
This course provides a thorough understanding of how Insider Threat Awareness is an essential component of a comprehensive security program.
Job Aids
- Potential Insider Risk Indicators: Insider Threat
Most insider threats exhibit risky behavior prior to committing negative workplace events. If identified early, many risks can be mitigated before harm to the organization occurs. This job aid provides information about the potential risk indicators for which you should be looking. - Potential Risk Indicators: Kinetic Violence
In the weeks and months before an active shooter attack, many active shooters engage in behaviors that may signal impending violence. While some of these behaviors are intentionally concealed, others are observable and — if recognized and reported — may lead to a disruption prior to an attack.
Watch & Learn
- Insider Threat Training Videos
This repository contains 18 training videos about insider threat, including the 4-part award-winning series “Turning People Around, Not Turning Them In.”
Additional Resources
- National Insider Threat Awareness Month
Participating in Insider Threat Awareness Month can help your program detect, deter, and mitigate insider risk by increasing awareness and promoting reporting. This website will help you identify a variety of activities and engagements available to your organization. - More Awareness Materials
Instilling a sense of vigilance in the general workforce is a basic tenet of establishing an insider risk program. Developing avigilance campaign for your organization is an effective solution. Deploying regular messaging, awareness, and communications materials ensures that the general workforce is prepared to recognize and respond to the insider risk.
