Establish an Insider Risk Program

eLearning Courses
Job Aids
Policy
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.