YOU Are In Control? That is, If You Understand What Control Means...

YOU Are In Control?

That is, If You Understand What Control Means...

by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

Each day you are bombarded with so much chatter, talk, data, information, and crap, that no wonder you look for the easy life and the best way out to stop worrying.

Communication overload has damaged you and your shutoff valve are stuck closed.  Too much and your ability to disseminate, understand and know what is true or false is overwhelming.

The basis of all is law, logic, and ability to leave in so-called harmony.  Being a product of the late nineteen forties, I have lived through radical years and decades of change.  The gradual claw back from austerity, rationing of food, clothes, even furniture.  The increase of a family owning a car and employment and manufacturing booming at unheard of rates.

Then, social change at the exact same time as social mediums was created.  Cable television, the Internet, social media, such as AOL Chat, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp etc.  Whispering between friends was acceptable, gossip was life itself.  The actions on the sharing of the gossip were never taken to the levels of group hatred, spite, and violence that we are seeing today.

Do not get me wrong, the technology is wonderful when used for the right reasons and we embrace the growth with the proviso that security is taken into consideration and implemented.

Data and information are bombarding us at levels that send some’s minds into turmoil.  It does not have to be!

It is impossible to know it all or even read what is created every second of the day.  We must have our computers and algorithms complete that for us.  We are in control and the machine acts upon our commands.  Not the other way round.

Back to laws and those we ask to enforce them.  Police, law enforcement, public safety and YOU and expected to play by the rules and maintain sanity by respecting the laws and those asked and paid to enforce.

“People are the Police and Police Are The People”.

Yes, the Peelian Principles in conjunction with technology is the answer and is proven.

Law enforcement is the basketball that is being bounced, thrown, and dunked between sanity and unsocial morons.  The police are charged to uphold the laws on the books, making arrests and bring those that scoff the law in front of the courts of their peers.

Groups like ‘Black Lives Matter’ are a vindictive, bait racing collective that have only one end game, violence toward police officers, society, especially ‘whites’ and garner headlines in a ‘liberal’ media, who take the easy story without investigation.

CommSmart Global Group is not your normal company, we are passionate, concerned and have the solutions and proven answers.  No one wants to continue in this downward spiral of decension of societal values of life itself.

It starts on the streets, knowing who is who and what is what.  That is achieved by using the tools of today and tomorrow, Social Media Monitoring, Crime Mapping & Analytics, and Predictive Analysis.

No, this is not some dream of Artifical Intelligence, (AI).  It is here and been created and working for over twenty years.

The Peelian Principles (The Policeman’s Bible)

CommSmart Global Group

Please read and then reread, call us or email, the CHANGE is IN!

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Insanity of Court Communications

Insanity of Court Communications

by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

We live and breath on communications and even die with their failure.

The following is a brief overview of failed communications of August 23rd, 2016.

This has been sent to all parties and publicly on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Tuscarawas County Court & Sheriff's System Fails... Filing of Court Documents is Not Timely and Results in a Wrongful Arrest and Incarceration. 

Case Heard by Magistrate Karen Zajkowski

Case of yesterday August 23, 2016, heard by Magistrate Karen Zajkowski

Pam Engle

Protective order removed by Magistrate Karen Zajkowski .

Pam Engle was arrested at midnight for violation of the removed protective order after a phone call by Rex Brown to Sheriff's office.

On his word, which was a lie, they arrested Pam Engle as there is no record of the removal of the protective order within the court system. She sits in jail as we post this.

They do not have access to current paperwork, so they have to go on what is currently filed. (Failure of access to current daily filed cases is a major concern.)

Friends of Pam Engle stated to law enforcement that they were there and were informed by Patrick Williams, her attorney, that the protective order was removed by Magistrate Karen Zajkowski .

Engle went to her house today and was confronted by Brown, hours later, in a well-intoxicated state Brown called the Sheriff's dept. and reported that Engle had broken the protective order, which you removed, Brown lied.

The failure of the paperwork being sent to the Sheriff's dept or filed in the court system has caused harm and suffering to Engle.

Brown gave a false statement, one of many he has given to the court and law enforcement and is using you both for his ill-gotten gain.

We understand the Sheriff's department must go by filed paperwork. The failure is that they believed Rex Brown and failed to question him on the court hearing and ask if he was there.

Is it just a man's world, even with lies?

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You Have No Bloody Idea Of What The Life in the Day of a Small City Cop Is!

You Have No Bloody Idea Of What 
The Life in the Day of a Small City Cop Is!

by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

It does not matter what size your city is, the crimes are the same.  The fact is, the majority of criminal acts are drug related in some fashion or another.  The criminal thread when followed, will touch or finally rest with a drug-related reasoning.

I joined the morning shift of New Philadelphia Police Department halfway into what they class as the quieter shift, this was not to be!  

Upon arrival, signing paperwork, I was hurried out the door by the officer of the day, Captain Paul Prossi, just a 'come on' and hurrying out the police car.

Prossi was not talking to me and was on the radio immediately regarding the call that had just come in from the local shopping mall of shoplifters plying their wares and stealing items which would be of small values, but a theft is a theft.

One suspect apprehended, the rest left in a vehicle, so the chase or sighting of that vehicle was on.  Several units were dispatched and I saw how immediately these officers intertwine their skill sets in working a potential case.

The car was not found, but one suspect was now going to be interviewed.  The report of the crime was made by the loss prevention department of the store and although they have good intentions, communications are in dire need of revision.  Law enforcement anywhere can only act on the information given and it seems global, loss prevention sadly lacks in that department.  The hiring practices for loss prevention which is a billion dollar plus problem, that we, the public pay for, needs not only a fresh coat of paint, it requires pulling apart and redesigning in this electronic digital age.

That being said, that is why I was out with officers. Our crime mapping, statistical analysis, and predictable capabilities also include a network of retail operations nationwide that report the crimes and patterns emerging.  That is for both the retail operations and local law enforcement, so they can act upon the information and be prepared for the schemes shoplifting gangs pull off.  

It is our proactive approach that is making the difference, cities like New Philadelphia and all other cities and villages within Tuscarawas County will be rolling out this new Smart City technology shortly.

So a fast start to the day for me to see the local force in action. Then it got even faster!

A wanted suspect had been seen in the local McDonalds and we were dispatched forthwith.  Armed and dangerous, so several units sent.  McDonald's was directly called and... no one was picking up the phone!  Called again and officers were now in the parking lot and out of sight.  No answer yet again.  

Then finally, they answer and state that the suspect had left and was walking in a certain direction.  White male, dark hair, white shirt, dark pants and a backpack.

One officer spots the individual and parks out of sight across the street where the suspect is sitting with his back to the road.  Captain Prossi drives directly toward the suspect, jumps out of the car, draws his gun and commands the individual to place his hands above his head, which he complies with immediately.

You could by the actions of the suspect, he knew the system well!  He rolled over and lay down on his stomach whilst another officer removes his wallet to check identification.  He was not the man they were looking for with outstanding warrants.

Our next was in opinion sickening. This warm weather makes us do stupid things! Going shopping to the local supermarket, taking your dog and leaving it in the car whilst you shop, is stupid and criminal. Pets have no place being in a hot car, where the heat builds like a pressure cooker. Have respect for your pet or don't have one!

It was as we were driving back the station that a comment over the radio was made regarding the latest stop.  'Thank him for his cooperation, I think he understands and let him on his way'.  It was stated in a courteous manner and showed me that officers are people as well and as it should be.

We returned to the shopping mall where the female suspect had given certain information regarding who she was with and that they were from Akron, Ohio. 

They think they come to another city, like New Philadelphia and rip off stores. WRONG!  People like this stand out like a sore thumb and all retail is informed of 'like incidents' immediately.

We were cruising the parking lot and other local business and did not find the vehicle.

As we were just patrolling the main streets, a car with a cracked windshield pass us, Prossi, sensed something, pulled in behind and turned on his lights as we followed. Called in the license plate and got back his information that the owner was a woman and we saw a man driving. He pulls over, Prossi approaches the car, the driver gives him his license and Prossi steps back and radios in the details for a check. He was clean, a current license was and Prossi reproached and sent them on his way.

In our conversation regarding that stop, on the noted the attitude of the passenger, the owner of the car whose license was suspended, she raised and stretched her arms outward in a manner that suggests she and law enforcement have differences.  Prossi then informs me that when questioning the driver, when asking have you had any other instances of law enforcement, he replied he had just got out of prison when Prossi followed up with the 'what for the question', the driver replied murder.

That is why officers have to be on guard at all time, you never know who you are approaching!

When the next call came in, a domestic case of a woman being restrained inside a house by her possible boyfriend.  Lights, sirens, and a tactical drive were made to the location. 

One side note, Capt. Prossi dislikes traffic and New Philadelphia, in my opinion, has no traffic issues or maybe it does!

We are first on scene and woman crying is outside as is a baby in car seat on the grass.  The back of a vehicle is dented as if someone had run into it.

The baby was the daughters who were and is having issues.  The boyfriend/father had taken the baby away from the girlfriend and driven to the girlfriend's mother's house because of unstable suggestions that had transpired between them.

The girlfriend drove her car into the back of the other vehicle.  She stated that she was going to hit the tree and kill herself and this apparently was not the first time she stated this.  

This is where I saw four officers working as a team, listening, questioning and establishing what had really occurred. The young lady was certainly in a very hypertensive mood.  Her actions showed this.  

After twenty minutes and phone calls to Child Protective Services and other professional departments, it was deemed that she was a danger to herself and needed evaluation.  They call it 'Pinked Slipped'.  

She was cuffed and placed by a female officer in a patrol car ready to be transported to the local hospital.

A very sad situation that is being seen so often in the neighborhoods of our cities.

An interesting three hours of what is normal the quietest shift of the day.

In speaking with Chief Mike Goodwin regarding the morning, we discussed the events and I see why this teamwork is so important from the top down.  They all, as individuals communicate as a logical team to maintain the safety and security of New Philadelphia, Ohio.

So if you live in New Philadelphia, Ohio, be thankful you a great team. Next time you are close enough to shake their hand and say thank you. Oh, if you are stopped by one of the 'finest', just comply, listen and answer their questioning logically.

Remember:

The People are the Police and Police are the People

Sir Robert Peel - 1829

The Policeman's Bible

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Your Trust on Either Side of Law Enforcement & Society Has Failed and Tumbling...

Your Trust on Either Side of Law Enforcement

& Society Has Failed and Tumbling...

by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

You know it and have been ignoring the demise of society for whatever reason you have closed you mind and think it is 'not in my backyard' (NIMBY).

It isn't!  It is in your face! 

Front and center and you believe there is nothing in-between you or it is not your problem!  It is, there is a solution already in place if only you change your attitude and step-up to the plate.

It is in the detail, isn't that what we are always told?  It is a solid fact and the data to understand the issues is right at the fingertips of those that you are challenged to protect.  

No, not just law enforcement agencies, it is YOU as well!

We are not just making marketing statements to sell you a possible solution, CommSmart Global Group has the proven solutions of active databases globally, active and building by the day billions of global records.  That though is not enough, we have the analytic capabilities that can be a daily and minute by the minute solution for the protection of all.

Law enforcement agencies are people, just like you and me.  If we look at the principles of law enforcement laid out by Sir Robert Peel in 1829, you would fully understand those important and relevant Nine Peelian Principles are as current today as back one hundred and eighty-nine years ago.

'The people are the police and police are the people'.  

Sir Robert Peel

It was in 1829 that Peel established the Metropolitan Police Force for London based at Scotland Yard. The 1,000 constables employed were affectionately nicknamed 'Bobbies' or, somewhat less affectionately, 'Peelers'. 

Although unpopular at first they proved very successful in cutting crime in London, and by 1857 all cities in the UK were obliged to form their own police forces. Known as the father of modern policing, 


Peel developed the Peelian Principles which defined the ethical requirements police officers must follow to be effective. In 1829, when setting forth the principles of policing a democracy, Sir Robert Peel declared: "The police are the public and the public are the police."

What happened to Pride, Trust, Respect, and Honor?  This just did not happen, the downward spiral has been spinning and ignored for decades.  Not just ignored, swept under the carpet and more politicians have tripped over the mound under that carpet and fell on their face.  Unfortunately, they picked themselves up, wiped their smarting eyes and walked away.  

It is not a societal racism, it is a political racism!  They all know of the chaos that is on the streets and choose to ignore and just lets the incidents grow, kill, maim and make front page news.

This has to STOP NOW!

Milwaukee is now the center of immense 'home grown' societal problems and amplifies why we must take actions on all sides.  Law enforcement is unfortunately on the frontline of political mishandling and shaping the cultural that lives on government handouts, which the communities now believe is their 'God Given' entitlement.  Handed down from generation to generation and is now part of their social DNA.  

It is not just Milwaukee, Ghetto cities have the same issue and every city has a cluster of these same issues that are festering and will explode.

When you have facts at your fingertips, you can nip in the bud these issues with strong understandings, crime mapping, analytics, predictive analysis, and social media monitoring.

That is what we do!  Don't just read this and nod your head in agreement or ask how the hell we think we are that good, communicate with us, talk to us and have the testicular fortitude to face the issues head-on!

No, it is not expensive, not even the price of a cup of coffee a week per sworn officer!  This information source does mean a 'hill of beans' with proven results for the agency and the community they serve.

I know you want to know more so contact us either by phone or email for a discussion and demonstration. 

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Roll Up Your Sleeves, Involve Yourself in the Medieval Chess Game of Change Management and Win!

Roll Up Your Sleeves, Involve Yourself in the 

Medieval Chess Game of Change Management and Win!

by Nick Ashton, CEO/CTO, CommSmart Global Group 

The game of chess, a strategy concerned with the evaluation of chess positions and with setting up of goals and long-term plans for the future play.

During the evaluation, players must take into account numerous factors such as the value of the pieces on the board, control of the center and centralization, the pawn structure, king safety, and the control of key squares or groups of squares (for example, diagonals, open files, and dark or light squares).

Duh!  Totally like a business should be run and operated…

There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways to play the first four moves of chess. 

In addition to that, the American Foundation for Chess found that there are 169,518,829,100,544,000 x 10¹² ways to play the first ten moves of a game of chess.   It seems the odds are stacked against you and board games are not for you.  

Wait!  They are!

In fact, once you are given a new skill-set, all is revealed and every move from now on will be defining for the future of all.  It is that simple, or should we state, once understood and practiced, it is.

The higher you rise in management into that senior leadership position, the perspective becomes entirely different.  As you go higher in the organization, the game board increases in complexity.

Being a frontline worker can be like playing tic-tac-toe or noughts and crosses. Becoming that department manager can be like playing on a conventional chessboard that’s 8 squares wide, which to some, is intimidating enough.

If you become a vice president, the chessboard you play on is now, 16 squares wide. And if you become CEO, the chessboard is 32 squares wide and not always on one tier!

You become shaken by the vast complexity. You realize that certain moves that seemed obvious from your old vantage point are blocked by rooks and knights and even reprobate pawns.

You find that your brilliant game plan would infuriate key stakeholders or investors. In a moment of compassion and forgiveness, you begin to grasp why your predecessor, whom you used to make fun of behind his or her back, didn’t manage to solve the problems that you inherited.  

Getting the picture, it is all too familiar.

Trying to buy time in delaying the checkmate, you begin to make smaller moves within in a smaller space.  Blinded by the enormity of the situation that is unfolding.

Calling strategy meetings are just stalling as you are too close to the situation.  It is akin to a drowning man or woman flapping their arms in desperation, filling their lungs faster with water and bringing the inevitable conclusion closer.

It is truly thinking outside of the box and knowing you have to admit, you need assistance.  Your original skill-set is out of focus and as a benchmark, is outdated.  It is a secondary skill-set from outside the scope of the daily common ideology and preconceived strategies.

Change Management, unlike a chess game, there is only one move required, not millions, which by the way in chess, is time-consuming.  In business, it delays the road recovery and even slams doors shut!  

Being in the midst of major cultural or marketing change in a large organization is a little like running through fields of molasses, the going is slow and sticky, with progress frustrating, messy and hard to measure.  But there are things you can do to improve your success odds.

 

When change management is approached from within, the resistance is massive, as it becomes a “them and us” scenario.  The conflict blinds the message with in-fighting on who knows more than each other.

Through our worldwide experience, understandings, and decisive abilities we offer leadership and a listening ear.  Shareholders can be assured that their best interest will be complied with. 

Change Management in the right hands is an art form and truly priceless!

CommSmart Global, with our European partner, Comme Ca, provides instant access to a senior, heavy-weight, hands-on management team, with a proven track record, matching your urgent needs. It is a fact, interim managers are hired to help organizations when undergoing major changes, implementing a critical strategy or system and/or looking to fill a temporary management gap.

•  An organization may choose to pursue the interim management route because the role in question is not a permanent position or a permanent executive/manager cannot be found fast enough. Whatever the reason, interim managers offer major constructive benefits.

• Our commitment - We are dedicated to finding the right interim solution that meets your needs and then work closely with you to ensure a successful delivery. If the assignment has a clear beginning and end situation, we provide an agreement that details the approved objectives, followed by periodically status updates to evaluate the success of the assignment.

• Know how - We have a realistic understanding of senior management roles and long-term experience in the interim management industry and familiarity with the lifestyle of short-term assignments.

•  Objectivity – While sensitive and respective to the company's ethos, not constrained by company politics, personalities or protocols.

• Focused – When assigned a critical task, our performance is measured against it, not deviating from the original assignment.

• Delivery – If permitted, we can and will act as counsel to the Board and then we will roll up our sleeves and deliver what we were hired for.

• Result drove - We become one with your company guarantying a rapid response to your requirements, fast solution design, and optimal management of the assignment.

Communications are imperative, a common goal is at stake, it takes leadership for all sides to win the game.

CHECKMATE!

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San Diego police unsure if fatal cop shooting was deliberate attack We Can Analytically Bring That Answer!

San Diego police unsure if fatal cop

shooting was deliberate attack

We Can Analytically Bring That Answer!

by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO, CommSmart Global Group

There is so much information surrounding an incident or event, you scratch your head and rear-end wonder where the heck to start and stop.

Police work is a science and gut feelings that honed officers have amassed over their careers.  That can never be changed, nor should it.  What can be added is crime analytics, mapping, social media monitoring and predictive analysis.  

I know, many of you have not got time for that crap and believe that street smarts are all that is required.  Let us show you from an inner perspective of knowing law enforcement and having a foot in both camps of crime and computer analytics.

CommSmart Global Group's team is comprised of ex British Metropolitan Police Officers and Dutch Cyber Analysts, in fact they are all cross trained and understand the logic of both sides of the fence.

CommSmart Global Group is a LexisNexis Risk Solution Partner having access to billions and billions of public data.  Our collective solutions take law enforcement to a new high and realm of crime solving and predictive capabilities, never experienced before.  

We are far from just the 'New Kids on the Block', DoD and law enforcement globally are already using our solutions, some for nearly twenty years.

If you think we are going to go into the solutions capability, you're wrong.  That is for a discuss between us and agencies.  I do mean a discussion, not just a marketing sales pitch.  CommSmart Global Group respect sales and marketing, but that's not what we are all about.

It is the logical realization of how law enforcement works and the combined technology that is normally beyond those that have never delved into the digital world beyond their own computer and Smartphone.

If we have peaked your interest, please call us or email, so we can verify that you a law enforcement agency and we shall set up a discussion and demonstration.  Expect at least an hour and some phone calls prior to this to establish your internal systems and how you would like to improve.

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Who the Heck is Fat Leonard and Why Should You Care?

Who the Heck is Fat Leonard and Why Should You Care?

by Nicholas Ashton, CEO/CIO. CommSmart Global Group

Do you know who is talking to your employees, asking questions, supplying the drinks, entertainment, and the recreational drugs?

What inside information is now on the outside?

Leonard Glenn Francis (aka “Fat Leonard”) is the“man who seduced the Seventh Fleet.” For years, the Singapore-based businessman showered Navy officers with gifts, fed them magnificent dinners, procured escorts for them, and gave them cash bribes. His goal: gain intelligence about Naval operations so he could cheat the Navy on contracts to refuel and resupply its ships.

Brian White serves as the chief operating officer of RedOwl, wrote n excellent article on 'Fat Leonard'.

Let Brian explain:

It has been called the worst national security breach in the Navy since the Cold War. In return for his largesse, Fat Leonard had access to classified information about U.S. warship and submarine movements – information that, had he been minded to, would have been of great value to China.

Fat Leonard also got confidential contracting information and files about active law enforcement investigations into his company. To date, 14 naval officers have been arrested and charged with crimes, including three just last month.

Fat Leonard himself was lured to the U.S., arrested in a sting operation, and has pleaded guilty. He is cooperating with the government and awaits sentencing.

How could this happen? How could so many Naval officers be compromised? And of even greater importance, how could the Navy be unaware? The failure is a cautionary tale about how not to approach the problem of insider threats.

The problem is not just confined the Navy. Recently, John Carlin, assistant attorney general for national security, noted:

“We still do the traditional spy cases. But a lot of the cases now are not traditional espionage, insofar as they’re not necessarily a trained member of the other country’s spy service. Instead, they’re getting the information by cyber-enabled means or stealing it by bribing an insider.”

The insider threat is not just a cybersecurity problem or a data analytics issue; it’s a human risk problem that can only be solved by understanding how people think and behave. There are certain signals that, with context, can pinpoint an insider threat before they strike. For example, the Fat Leonard case can be identified with one type of threat -- the bribed insider.

Here is how we would describe this threat: This Type A employee quickly made captain (or vice president in a private sector company) and reached a senior, well-respected position across the enterprise. One day at a conference, he was approached by an individual (in this case Fat Leonard) from another country, who struck up a conversation. They began socializing on a fairly regular basis.

With your employee’s help, this foreigner got inside information about the enterprise's operations and plans. The employee’s activities are reflected in frequent communications with external contacts, clear monetary motivation and a willingness to skirt the rules to get ahead.

The realm of the insider risk is broad, reaching beyond the classic bribed insider example. Consider the following five additional personas of individuals who represent insider threat risks within companies and organizations:

The Saboteur

This employee may be introverted and extremely detail oriented. They may feel underappreciated and overlooked by management, causing them to become frustrated and careless about their work. You might notice them openly searching for a new job during work hours.

As a result, they may have a huge fight with their boss and quit, leaving a “time bomb” program that will go off months after their departure, wiping important HR records.

The Intellectual Property Thief

Focused on climbing the corporate ladder, this leader has little time for those beneath their position, yet typically feels undervalued. They’re often calculated when they resign, planning to go to a key competitor, taking valuable intellectual property with them.

Unfortunately, these employees are often senior team members with a high level of access to sensitive information like client information, studies, strategies and business plans.

The Entitled Individual

This is your heavy hitter. They’ve been with your company for years, have significantly grown the business, and are primarily motivated by money -- and little else.

Courted by your biggest rival with a sweet deal, she wipes her work devices. She feels like she deserves it after years of work, taking your client roster, product ideas, pitch materials and more. She’ll spend the weeks before her departure gathering as much information as she can take.

The Blackmailed Contractor

Your contractor may be targeted by an organized crime network because of his technical position of trust on LinkedIn. The blackmailer may pose as a technical recruiter and convince him to steal sensitive personally identifiable information that can be sold through the black market.

After he finds vulnerable information to exploit, he will become more confident and aggressive about stealing this information. Eventually, he will become sloppy and prepares his resignation to avoid being caught.

The Media Leaker

This insider will become privy to some internal communications of corporate executives about compensation. Chats and emails about helicopter rides and extravagant dinners on the company dime, whether to fire mid-level managers who didn’t seem smart enough and even disparaging and sexist remarks about a female admin assistant.

This employee gets frustrated and decides she’s had enough. She shifts her hours so she can surreptitiously document these conversations over a period of weeks or months. When she is ready to quit, she takes her dirt and sends it straight to her friend at a national media publication.

Any one of these employees could seriously damage your organization. The recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report revealed 77 percent of breaches were a result of insiders and notes that insider risks are some of the hardest to detect, as seen in the Fat Leonard case.

Understanding behaviors and human nature is the only way to truly help organizations understand when an insider could transform from an ally to an enemy. Keeping an eye out for the above personas that exemplify insider risk is the best place to start.

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