Entitlement

A subject believes they have a personal right to organizational information, intellectual property, systems, resources, access, or work product that exceeds the rights granted to them by the organization. The belief may arise because the subject created, developed, maintained, managed, discovered, or materially contributed to the asset, or because prolonged access has caused the subject to regard it as personally theirs to retain or use.

Entitlement may cause a subject to disregard ownership, confidentiality, access, or retention requirements because they do not perceive their actions as taking something to which they have no legitimate claim. The subject may retain source code, customer information, research, documents, credentials, equipment, or other organizational assets for personal reference, future employment, a subsequent business venture, or another purpose while rationalizing the infringement on the basis of contribution or perceived ownership.