What is insider threat in cyber security?

Question

Could someone explain what is an insider threat?

Answer 1

An insider threat in terms of cybersecurity is a threat agent’s presence inside the organization who uses his access level to the network system to steal confidential data of the organization by planting malicious software or being a vulnerable threat who because of his inattentiveness could pave way for compromising network systems, by mistakenly accepting to install malicious software from a spoofed e-mail. 

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