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Data Privacy

Mar. 22, 2024

Cybersecurity threats caused by insiders are costing companies millions

Malicious and negligent employees and contractors account for one-third of data breaches.

Anita Taff-Rice

Founder, iCommLaw

Technology and telecommunications

1547 Palos Verdes Mall # 298
Walnut Creek , CA 94597-2228

Phone: (415) 699-7885

Email: anita@icommlaw.com

iCommLaw is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.

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“We’ve traced the calls...they’re coming from inside the house!” is the terrifying reveal from police to a babysitter being tormented by a killer’s repeated calls in the 1979 horror movie “When a Stranger Calls.” Decades later, cybersecurity experts have the same warning, as newly released data shows that a substantial percentage of data breaches can be traced to company insiders.

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