Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
This paper explores low-cost technical solutions that can help organizations prevent, detect, and respond to insider incidents and provides the following:
- an overview of features and functionality associated with insider risk mitigation tools
- a taxonomy for high-level categories of insider threat tools
- a discussion of the relationship between the types of tools, the nuances of insider threat control deployment, and considerations for selecting, implementing, and operating insider threat tools
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Spooner, D., Silowash, G., Costa, D., & Albrethsen, M. (2018, July 3). Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program. Retrieved September 12, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/navigating-the-insider-threat-tool-landscape-low-cost-technical-solutions-to-jump-start-an-insider-threat-program/.
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author={Spooner, Derrick and Silowash, George and Costa, Dan and Albrethsen, Michael},
title={Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program},
month={Jul},
year={2018},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/navigating-the-insider-threat-tool-landscape-low-cost-technical-solutions-to-jump-start-an-insider-threat-program/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-12}
}
Spooner, Derrick, George Silowash, Dan Costa, and Michael Albrethsen. "Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, July 3, 2018. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/navigating-the-insider-threat-tool-landscape-low-cost-technical-solutions-to-jump-start-an-insider-threat-program/.
D. Spooner, G. Silowash, D. Costa, and M. Albrethsen, "Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 3-Jul-2018 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/navigating-the-insider-threat-tool-landscape-low-cost-technical-solutions-to-jump-start-an-insider-threat-program/. [Accessed: 12-Sep-2026].
Spooner, Derrick, George Silowash, Dan Costa, and Michael Albrethsen. "Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 3 Jul. 2018. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/navigating-the-insider-threat-tool-landscape-low-cost-technical-solutions-to-jump-start-an-insider-threat-program/. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.
Spooner, Derrick; Silowash, George; Costa, Dan; & Albrethsen, Michael. Navigating the Insider Threat Tool Landscape: Low-Cost Technical Solutions to Jump-Start an Insider Threat Program. Software Engineering Institute. 2018. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/navigating-the-insider-threat-tool-landscape-low-cost-technical-solutions-to-jump-start-an-insider-threat-program/