Within government agencies and their industry partners, insider threat programs are a non-negotiable requirement. This is because protecting information, systems, facilities and people is paramount, especially when national security is at stake. These programs, often aligned within broader security or counterintelligence organizations, play a critical role in safeguarding both the mission and the individuals who carry it out every day.
GDIT is a leading provider of government insider threat technology solutions and programs, protecting some of the nation’s most sensitive, high-stakes missions and classified information. Our insider threat solutions include algorithms, data collection, advanced analytics, robust incident-management protocols and training to ensure both people and data remain protected.
Insider Threat Solutions Reduces Risk and Saves Lives
Critical to the success of insider threat training is helping teams understand why reporting is important, how to recognize concerning behaviors, what steps to take when something seems wrong, and what to expect after they report a concern.”
GDIT solutions are finely tuned to flag key behavioral indicators, and our training provides practical guidance on recognizing signs that present a risk, such as nuanced changes in someone’s normal demeanor, work habits or communication style — especially when these shifts persist over time. These can be clues or precursors to malicious activity such as espionage against the organization, sabotaging IT systems, significant personnel security violations or workplace violence.
In addition to detecting malicious behaviors, our approach helps identify employees who are undergoing suicidal ideations and other mental health challenges. Our process enables discrete proactive support and helps employees address the challenges they are facing. This proven approach has saved lives, while maintaining mission continuity.
Insider Threat Reporting Matters and Supports Stronger, Healthier Organizations
Our approach educates teams on the importance of reporting and encourages them to report any potential concerning behaviors in order to protect the mission and the well-being of their fellow employees. By presenting a positive and accurate view of what insider threat programs offer, emphasizing the discretion with which they operate, and showcasing the meaningful results they deliver, helps reduce the stigma that can surround reporting. When employees understand that reporting prompts the right people to take the right actions—and ultimately helps colleagues in need—the organization becomes stronger and healthier.
Widely Understood Reporting and Event Management Processes, Acted Upon Quickly
For our insider threat programs, we take a multi-modal approach – to include everything from live case briefings to informative podcasts, interactive web-based training and more – to reinforce the importance of reporting across the workforce. While insider threat programs have various methods for proactively detecting insider risks, some of the most valuable insights often come from reported tips relayed from employees. These tips help us to understand the context surrounding a potential concern, in an effort to ensure that the right resources are immediately assigned to address a situation that is deemed a significant risk to the organization or an employee therein.
Clear, well-communicated protocols guide what that action looks like. In more than one instance, our team received a tip in the morning, assessed the risks presented, briefed leadership, and stakeholders intervened within hours to bring help to an individual contemplating self-harm before the individual would have departed for the day.
The structured response protocols that we designed are pre-coordinated across the organization to ensure that teams can not only take swift action when it is warranted but can also spot organizational trends to increase future proactive measures.
A Culture of Awareness and Action Protects the Mission and Saves Lives
Insider threat programs, of course, have an impact beyond training and responding to events. They can support early interventions with positive outcomes to get people the resources they may need in a crisis.
GDIT teams have facilitated tens of thousands of hours of training for employees of large organizations, reaching thousands of employees and saving dozens of lives. These touchpoints demonstrate how a culture of awareness and a bias toward action and reporting can serve the greater good. These programs protect not only systems, data and mission but also the lives and livelihoods of the people behind the mission.
