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Insider Threat Matrix™Insider Threat Matrix™
  • ID: MT005
  • Created: 22nd May 2024
  • Updated: 21st July 2024
  • Contributor: The ITM Team

Personal Gain

A subject seeks personal gain from another by accessing and exfiltrating or destroying sensitive data or otherwise contravening internal policies.

Subsections (3)

ID Name Description
MT005.002Corporate Espionage

A third party private organization deploys an individual to a target organization to covertly steal confidential or classified information or gain strategic access for its own benefit.

MT005.003Financial Desperation

A subject facing financial difficulties attempts to resolve their situation by exploiting their access to or knowledge of the organization. This may involve selling access or information to a third party or conspiring with others to cause harm to the organization for financial gain.

MT005.001Speculative Corporate Espionage

A subject covertly collects confidential or classified information, or gains access, with the intent to sell it to a third party private organization.