Ransomware (27 percent) "Insider threats are often overlooked in favor of tools to protect from external threats," noted Morey Haber, CTO and CISO at BeyondTrust, maker of privileged account management and vulnerability management solutions in Carlsbad, Calif. "However, we can't underestimate the insider threat risk," he told TechNewsWorld. "When we think of insider threats, we often imagine disgruntled employees seeking revenge on their former employers' business," he explained. "In reality, a vast majority of these threats are most often caused by honest mistakes such as clicking on malicious links or opening phishing emails." "Either way, insider threats can be very difficult to detect, and pose a threat that businesses struggle to address," he added.