{"id":14098,"date":"2023-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/blog\/en-blog-insider-threat-statistics-facts-and-figures\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:18:52","slug":"insider-threat-statistics-facts-and-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/blog\/insider-threat-statistics-facts-and-figures","title":{"rendered":"Insider Threat Statistics for 2025: Key Facts, Types of Incidents, and Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Understanding the current landscape of <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/insider-threat-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insider threats in cybersecurity<\/a> is essential for any organization aiming to strengthen its security posture. As the nature of internal risks evolves, tracking the latest trends empowers security leaders to make smarter, more proactive decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we break down the latest research, share expert insights, and highlight real-world incidents to help you assess your organization\u2019s vulnerabilities and refine your insider threat management strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cost and frequency of insider-driven security incidents continue to rise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negligence remains the leading cause of insider incidents.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security teams face mounting challenges in managing insider risks due to complex IT environments, rapid adoption of new technologies, and inconsistent security controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today&#8217;s sophisticated technological solutions are a cornerstone of insider threat prevention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research on insider threat statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To provide you with the most relevant information and facts, we\u2019ve referenced the most credible insider risk reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-65264e6e-5118-408e-a8c0-1e1bb026fda6 areoi-element container template-15 mx-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-26-22 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Insider risk research reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-febd958a-8d90-47c1-97b6-d04e1ea7b637 row areoi-element pt-3 row-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>Cost of Insider Risk Global Report&nbsp;<\/strong>by Ponemon Institute<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>Insider Threat Report<\/strong> by Cybersecurity Insiders<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-00293862-de68-4439-86cc-012eaa67310c col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>Cost of a Data Breach Report&nbsp;<\/strong>by IBM Security<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-94d314aa-cecc-4a64-bb45-3b08a63d9419 col areoi-element p-4 mb-4 d-flex align-items-center rounded-13 rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(255, 255, 255,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-3 mb-0 rounded-13 has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#fefdfd;background-color:#4790ea;font-size:2.5rem\">4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins mb-0 ps-4\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>Data Breach Investigations Report<\/strong> by Verizon<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>These insider risk research reports provide key insights into insider threat trends, techniques and methods employed by threat actors, and remediation costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 3 insider threat actors and incidents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybersecurity-insiders.com\/portfolio\/2024-insider-threat-report-gurucul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Insider Threat Report<\/a> by Cybersecurity Insiders states that 71% of organizations are at least moderately vulnerable to insider threats. 51% of organizations reported experiencing six or more attacks in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies continue to face these three <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/insider-threat-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">types of insider threats<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043426\/1-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x268.png\" alt=\"most common insider threat actors according to the 2025 insider threat report\" class=\"wp-image-59322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043426\/1-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x268.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043426\/1-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043426\/1-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043426\/1-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x402.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043426\/1-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privileged users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-a5d3eaa9-4184-47b3-a5c5-f47cfe205cf8 areoi-element container template-10 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b733ffb0-e5bb-4be9-9856-c650e9dfbca2 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Affected entity<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element p-4 text-center text-md-start col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043528\/logo-mercedes.png\" alt=\"Insider threat incident at Mercedes-Benz\" class=\"wp-image-59329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043528\/logo-mercedes.png 810w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043528\/logo-mercedes-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043528\/logo-mercedes-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Incident type<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left mb-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><em><em>Data leak due to human error<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d0aed800-650c-4634-a82c-d4e1d254af79 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6c40fd51-f715-423a-ac30-36928d3821d9 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Consequences<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3bba6833-c89d-4d14-b751-5947f29b67a2 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exposure of source code and sensitive documentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leakage of cloud credentials (Azure, AWS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential unauthorized access to internal systems (unconfirmed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reputational damage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In January 2024, Mercedes-Benz <a href=\"https:\/\/securityaffairs.com\/158306\/data-breach\/mercedes-benz-data-leak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discovered a serious security oversight<\/a>. Researchers at RedHunt Labs found out that the company\u2019s GitHub token with unrestricted and unmonitored internal access was published publicly online. The token exposed source code, cloud credentials, and sensitive infrastructure data, including SSO passwords and system blueprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Mercedes spokesperson confirmed that the internal source code was published on a public GitHub repository. The incident was attributed to human error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regular employees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular employees have limited capabilities compared to privileged users, but they can still cause harm to your organization. For instance, they might inadvertently misuse corporate data, install unauthorized applications, send confidential emails to the wrong address, or become the victim of a social engineering attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But not all employees endanger your organization by accident. Malicious employees act with intent, often for financial gain, retaliation, or ideological reasons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of an insider attack driven by regular employees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-a5d3eaa9-4184-47b3-a5c5-f47cfe205cf8 areoi-element container template-10 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b733ffb0-e5bb-4be9-9856-c650e9dfbca2 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Affected entity<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element p-4 text-center text-md-start col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043754\/logo-coinbase.png\" alt=\"Insider threat incident at Coinbase\" class=\"wp-image-59336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043754\/logo-coinbase.png 540w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05043754\/logo-coinbase-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Incident type<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left mb-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><em><em>Data exfiltration by malicious employees<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d0aed800-650c-4634-a82c-d4e1d254af79 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6c40fd51-f715-423a-ac30-36928d3821d9 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Consequences<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3bba6833-c89d-4d14-b751-5947f29b67a2 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Leakage of customers\u2019 sensitive data<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Reputational losses that impacted the company\u2019s stock price<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Financial liability for affected users<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In May 2025, Coinbase, an American cryptocurrency exchange platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/blog\/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">informed its customers<\/a> that cyber attackers had bribed a group of Coinbase support agents to access customer data. Utilizing their legitimate access privileges, agents exfiltrated customer data and provided it to the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, the attackers contacted Coinbase and demanded a $20 million ransom to prevent the public release of the data. The perpetrators also impersonated Coinbase representatives in social engineering campaigns, successfully manipulating Coinbase customers into sending them cryptocurrency. Coinbase announced it would fully reimburse the victims of this attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third parties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/blog\/third-party-providers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Third parties<\/a> are vendors, subcontractors, business partners, and supply chain entities that have access to your IT systems or data. Third parties may fail to follow your organization\u2019s cybersecurity rules or violate them with malicious actions. Additionally, hackers can target a poorly secured third-party vendor to infiltrate your protected perimeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An example of a third-party insider risk incident:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-a5d3eaa9-4184-47b3-a5c5-f47cfe205cf8 areoi-element container template-10 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b733ffb0-e5bb-4be9-9856-c650e9dfbca2 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Affected entity<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element p-4 text-center text-md-start col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06014822\/logo-adidas-1.png\" alt=\"Insider threat incident at Adidas\" class=\"wp-image-59440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06014822\/logo-adidas-1.png 540w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/06014822\/logo-adidas-1-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Incident type<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element p-4 col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left mb-0\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><em><em>Data breach through a third-party service provider<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d0aed800-650c-4634-a82c-d4e1d254af79 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-6c40fd51-f715-423a-ac30-36928d3821d9 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-poppins\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">Consequences<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3bba6833-c89d-4d14-b751-5947f29b67a2 col areoi-element p-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Exposure of customer contact details<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Increased risk of phishing and social engineering attacks<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Reputational risk and customer trust erosion<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In May 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c071m82v80po\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adidas disclosed a data breach<\/a> stemming from a cyberattack on a third-party customer service provider. The breach compromised contact details of customers who had interacted with Adidas\u2019s support team. Breached data included verified emails, phone numbers, and shipping addresses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adidas launched an investigation and notified impacted users. Though the attackers didn\u2019t publicly release any sensitive data at the time, they could potentially exploit leaked data in future social engineering or phishing campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a few out of many <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/top-10-best-known-cybersecurity-incidents-and-what-to-learn-from-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">real-life examples of cyber attacks<\/a> that underscore the varied and damaging nature of insider threats, whether caused by human error, malicious intent, or third-party negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5f723a19-347f-4a20-9c16-90c5e540a208 areoi-element pattern-request-demo-1 rounded-bg-13px d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(71, 144, 234,0.15)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-2 lh-sm pt-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Request access to the online demo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Discover Syteca\u2019s diverse capabilities for effective insider risk management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<button data-bs-target=\"#hsModal-demo\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-9170fdac-8fec-4c73-a86c-338093dbf9d9 btn areoi-has-url position-relative mb-2 hsBtn-demo btn-info mt-4 btn-info\"\n\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Demo Portal \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cost and frequency of insider threat incidents by risk profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report by Ponemon Institute analyzes how often insider-driven incidents occur and how much they cost. For classification, the report uses three risk profiles: insider negligence, malicious intent, and credential theft by external parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044135\/2-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044135\/2-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044135\/2-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044135\/2-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044135\/2-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x845.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044135\/2-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x1127.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insider negligence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Insider negligence is the cause of most insider security risk incidents, emphasizing the need for <a href=\"\/en\/product\/user-activity-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">user activity monitoring<\/a>. In total, the report analyzed 4,321 such incidents, with the average organization experiencing 13.5 events in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total annual cost has climbed to $8.8 million, up from $7.2 million in 2023. Likewise, the average cost per incident has increased to $676,517, a significant jump from $505,113 in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Malicious intent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/blog\/portrait-malicious-insiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Insiders with malicious intent<\/a> are harder to detect than external attackers or hackers, as they are familiar with your organization\u2019s cybersecurity measures and sensitive data. According to the report, there were 1,995 such incidents in 2024, with each affected organization experiencing an average of 6.3 events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost per malicious insider incident reached $715,366 in 2025, up from $701,500 in 2023, making them the most expensive types of insider threats on a per-incident basis. However, the total annual cost has dropped to $3.7 million, down from $4.8 million the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credential theft<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Credential theft is one of the most common methods external attackers use to penetrate an organization\u2019s protected perimeter. Using legitimate credentials, malicious actors can operate undetected within a system for long periods of time. To obtain user logins and passwords, perpetrators use <a href=\"\/en\/glossary\/what-is-social-engineering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/brute-force-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brute force attacks<\/a>, credential stuffing, and other attack vectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ponemon report provides information on 1,552 such incidents, with each organization facing an average of 4.8 annually. The average cost per incident has surged to $779,797, up from $679,621 in 2023, making it the highest among all three insider threat categories. The total annual cost has also increased to $4.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common insider attack vectors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Verizon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/business\/resources\/reports\/dbir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Data Breach Investigations Report<\/a> outlines two common insider threat vectors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044405\/3-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x340.png\" alt=\"Most common insider threat vectors \" class=\"wp-image-59357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044405\/3-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044405\/3-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044405\/3-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044405\/3-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x510.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044405\/3-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x680.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miscellaneous errors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Miscellaneous errors are committed unintentionally by internal actors, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/business\/resources\/reports\/dbir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verizon report<\/a>. The main insider groups responsible for such errors are divided into <em>privileged users<\/em> (developers and system administrators) and <em>other end users<\/em>. Their top errors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044724\/4-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x333.png\" alt=\"insider threat statistics 2025 on most common errors by insiders\" class=\"wp-image-59364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044724\/4-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x333.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044724\/4-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044724\/4-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044724\/4-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x499.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044724\/4-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x665.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privilege misuse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Privilege misuse<\/em> means utilizing privileged access inappropriately. Verizon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/business\/resources\/reports\/dbir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Data Breach Investigations Report<\/a> says that 89% of all privilege misuse cases are financially motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044831\/5-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x392.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044831\/5-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044831\/5-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044831\/5-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044831\/5-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x588.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05044831\/5-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x784.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common type of privilege misuse is <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/database-admin-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>privilege abuse<\/em><\/a>. It accounts for the majority of all privilege misuse cases and refers to the use of privileged access rights for carrying out fraudulent or malicious actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Factors contributing to the complexity of detecting and preventing insider threats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybersecurity-insiders.com\/portfolio\/2024-insider-threat-report-gurucul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Insider Threat Report<\/a> by Cybersecurity Insiders, the three most common factors that make the timely detection of insider-driven attacks particularly difficult for cybersecurity teams are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-52a8e952-002d-4a03-a55d-4329a9ea2ec1 areoi-element container template-11 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-81931cf8-2842-4a90-8060-b90d10151088 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-5 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Increasing IT environment complexity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">With more employees accessing networks remotely and organizations accelerating the adoption of cloud platforms and SaaS tools, the digital environment is becoming harder to secure. This expanding and decentralized infrastructure broadens the attack surface, making it easier for insider threats to slip through unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-5 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(55, 84, 115,0.05)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Adoption of emerging technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-af6987dc-0ef5-413e-9f98-04085ef6ca68 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(55, 84, 115,0.05)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Technologies like IoT and AI \u2014 while transformative \u2014 introduce new layers of technical complexity. These innovations can create unanticipated vulnerabilities and open up new attack vectors that are difficult to monitor or control, especially when exploited from within.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-20556503-7915-47d9-a701-44d86fe898d7 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-8785614d-7b81-44ca-8a43-2cf5e0f5cd33 col areoi-element d-flex align-items-center col-12 col-md-5 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Insufficient or inconsistent security controls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-e7bf0bfa-383f-4884-9e41-1d633df1975c col areoi-element col-12 col-md-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">A lack of formal security policies and inadequate data protection mechanisms remain key sources of insider threats. Without clear protocols and proper safeguards, critical systems can be exposed to misuse, whether intentional or accidental.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Insider threats are becoming more frequent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The percentage of insider threats is still rising. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybersecurity-insiders.com\/portfolio\/2024-insider-threat-report-gurucul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Insider Threat Report<\/a> by Cybersecurity Insiders shows that 48% of organizations reported an increase in the frequency of insider threat incidents. Additionally, more than half of the organizations faced six or more insider attacks during 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05045449\/6-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x447.png\" alt=\"The number of organizations experiencing insider attacks\" class=\"wp-image-59378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05045449\/6-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05045449\/6-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05045449\/6-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05045449\/6-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x670.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05045449\/6-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x894.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re now going to look at how the increase in frequency of insider threat data breaches has impacted the time and cost of response and remediation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c83a9c18-cf33-40a4-9193-54f765118bfa areoi-element pattern-request-demo-1 rounded-bg-13px d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(71, 144, 234,0.15)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-2 lh-sm pt-2 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-size:1.75rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">See Syteca in action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn how to use Syteca for insider threat prevention and detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<button data-bs-target=\"#hsModal-demo\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"block-09fc9437-ca70-4b42-8477-53e084d4b87d btn areoi-has-url position-relative mb-2 hsBtn-demo btn-info mt-4 btn-info\"\n\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Demo Portal \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">The cost of insider threats continues to rise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantifying the <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/cyber-security-breaches-to-take-care-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impact of security breaches<\/a> and insider attacks is challenging, since there are different types of damage, and the outcomes of attacks may be non-linear and convoluted. The total cost of an insider threat incident includes the direct <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/cost-of-a-data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cost of a data breach<\/a>, indirect costs, lost opportunity costs, and long-term expenses associated with <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/data-breach-investigation-best-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data breach remediation<\/a>, investigation, and recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b6b03b67-4bfd-44fe-8517-ec2bf8d6c837 areoi-element container template-4 px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-cdf7c639-1713-46b8-b4c4-08488bcf6dca areoi-element p-3 table-head\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center p-poppins mb-0 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Components of the total cost of an insider threat incident<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3b54677b-89c6-493c-a62b-48741ee6282e areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-28b3d633-1691-4973-8d7b-d2c1838773fc row areoi-element row-cols-1 row-cols-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1765243f-d41b-4e37-8d4d-7c7bde2c1da0 col areoi-element px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1e8a9f72-6e48-4e74-8935-f42123d57b46 areoi-element sub-header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(214, 222, 226,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-3\" style=\"font-size:1.19rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Direct costs<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element mx-0 row-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-size:1.19rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Funds required to detect, mitigate, investigate, and remediate the breach<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-559b2b87-1152-49d9-8863-c8a2dff46657 col areoi-element px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-9cab978a-ad7c-4526-b607-49bd2557c5e3 areoi-element sub-header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(214, 222, 226,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-3\" style=\"font-size:1.19rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Indirect costs<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-d2c36afe-d5c2-43d8-83c2-77d70f3e8632 row areoi-element mx-0 row-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-size:1.19rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">The value of resources and employee time spent dealing with the incident<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1765243f-d41b-4e37-8d4d-7c7bde2c1da0 col areoi-element px-0\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-1e8a9f72-6e48-4e74-8935-f42123d57b46 areoi-element sub-header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(214, 222, 226,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mb-0 p-3\" style=\"font-size:1.19rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Lost opportunity costs<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-5ddb4ab0-cc83-40b6-863f-a9857000a57d row areoi-element mx-0 row-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-827b4d90-706b-4090-a343-7ed959e9ddbf col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mb-0 p-4\" style=\"font-size:1.19rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Potential profit losses stemming from the attack<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><em>These costs keep rising each year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report by Ponemon Institute, the total average cost of insider threat incidents increased by over 109% between 2018 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050134\/7-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x407.png\" alt=\"cost of insider threat report 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050134\/7-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050134\/7-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050134\/7-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050134\/7-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x611.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050134\/7-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x814.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies in North America suffer the most from insider attacks and their consequences; the average cost in this region increased from $11.1 million to $22.2 million within just six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average total spending on a single insider threat incident caused by negligence also went up by 39.5% between 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050237\/8-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x385.png\" alt=\"growth of the insider threat cost report 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050237\/8-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x385.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050237\/8-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050237\/8-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050237\/8-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x577.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050237\/8-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x770.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To prevent the devastating consequences of these trends, organizations need to detect threats posed by employees in a timely manner \u2014 but that\u2019s not as easy as it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detecting and preventing insider attacks takes time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The longer an insider incident goes undetected, the more severe the consequences. Some breaches may go undetected for months or even years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detecting the actions of malicious insiders is challenging, as they know exactly where sensitive data is stored and which cybersecurity measures are in place. Spotting negligent insiders is also tricky, as it involves tracking the actions of all users in your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It takes 81 days on average to detect and contain an insider threat incident, according to the 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report by Ponemon Institute. Only 12% of insider-related incidents are contained in less than 31 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050800\/9-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x494.png\" alt=\"time to detect insider threat statistics 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050800\/9-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050800\/9-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050800\/9-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050800\/9-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x741.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050800\/9-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x988.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report by Ponemon Institute also shows that the longer it takes an organization to respond to a security incident, the higher the associated costs. The average yearly cost of insider threat incidents that took over 91 days to detect was $18.7 million in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next section, we\u2019ll explore some effective strategies you can use to <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/mitigating-insider-threats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mitigate insider threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-4b33c6b1-f455-4813-a18e-8b78baa0685b areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(16, 206, 158,0.1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#1a3b4e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Learn more about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins\" style=\"font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/product\/alerts-and-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Responding to Incidents with Syteca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2  class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the best strategy for protecting against insider threats?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase in insider risks necessitates the use of advanced procedural and technological insider threat protection measures. According to the 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report by Ponemon Institute, 81% of organizations have already implemented or are planning to implement a program for <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/insider-threat-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insider threat management<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syteca.com\/en\/resources\/white-papers\/how-to-build-an-insider-threat-program-10-step-checklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050942\/BlogCTA-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x318.png\" alt=\"White paper on how to build an insider threat program\" class=\"wp-image-59407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050942\/BlogCTA-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x318.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050942\/BlogCTA-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050942\/BlogCTA-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050942\/BlogCTA-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x477.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05050942\/BlogCTA-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025.png 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many cybersecurity tools on the market, it\u2019s hard to narrow them down to one particular line of defense and choose the <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/preventing-insider-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insider threat management software<\/a> that delivers the best result with the minimum amount of effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/14103844\/Syteca-x-Fortra-Datasheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data loss prevention [PDF]<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/insider-threat-awareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">user training and awareness<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/product\/privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privileged access management<\/a> (PAM), <a href=\"\/en\/product\/user-activity-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">employee monitoring and surveillance<\/a>, and security and event management (SIEM) are the top five tools and methods organizations employ to manage insider risks, according to the 2025 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report by Ponemon Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"873\" src=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05051050\/10-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x873.png\" alt=\"Most common means for detection of insider threat report 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05051050\/10-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1024x873.png 1024w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05051050\/10-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05051050\/10-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-768x654.png 768w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05051050\/10-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-1536x1309.png 1536w, https:\/\/syteca_site_uploads.storage.googleapis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/05051050\/10-Insider-Threat-Statistics-for-2025-2048x1745.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Syteca helps you detect and prevent insider threats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca is a cybersecurity platform that addresses the issues covered in this article by helping&nbsp; you efficiently prevent, detect, and respond to insider threats within your organization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/product\/privileged-access-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privileged access management<\/a> (PAM) capabilities allow you to secure and granularly control access for all users in your organization. To help you prevent insider threats, Syteca PAM offers <a href=\"\/en\/two-factor-authentication-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two-factor authentication<\/a> (2FA), <a href=\"\/en\/product\/privileged-account-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">privileged account discovery<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/product\/workforce-password-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workforce password management<\/a>, access approval workflows, and time-based access restrictions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/product\/user-activity-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">User activity monitoring<\/a> (UAM) capabilities let you monitor and record user activity across all of your organization\u2019s endpoints, empowering you to increase visibility, detect insider threats, and gather cybersecurity evidence. Syteca UAM supports monitoring on the widest list of platforms on the market, including Windows, Linux\/Unix, macOS, X Window, Wayland, <a href=\"\/en\/product\/supported-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and others<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/product\/alerts-and-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The incident detection and response<\/a> module provides real-time alerts that allow your security officers to quickly detect and respond to insider threats. You can also configure the system to respond to threats automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Syteca also offers robust <a href=\"\/en\/product\/reports-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting<\/a>, <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/investigate-security-incidents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigation<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/en\/user-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data anonymization<\/a> capabilities to help you comply with the requirements of the major <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/meeting-compliance-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cybersecurity laws, standards, and regulations<\/a> in your area and industry. Syteca offers multiple deployment options and integrates seamlessly with your existing infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about how Syteca helped real organizations manage internal risks by reading our <a href=\"\/en\/blog\/real-life-examples-insider-threat-caused-breaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insider threat case studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-ec0d0896-5bf2-41ab-9700-c7ca57fa5d8f areoi-element pattern-read-also rounded-bg-13px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"areoi-background  \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col \">\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"areoi-background__color\" \n\t                        \tstyle=\"background: rgba(26, 59, 78,1)\">\n\t                        <\/div>\n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\n\t                    \n\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins opacity-50 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Case study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p-poppins white-link has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:1.38rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/case-studies\/pecb-case-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How PECB Inc. 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