What is an insider?
A) A form of social engineering in which one individual lies to obtain confidential data about another individual.
B) A hacker looks through your trash to find personal information.
C) Legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident.
D) Malicious agents designed by spammers and other Internet attackers to farm email addresses off websites or deposit spyware on machines.

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Insiders are legitimate users (such as employees, contractors, or business partners) who have authorized access to an organization's network, systems, or data and who misuse that access in a way that negatively affects the organization's information security or its ability to conduct business. This misuse can be either intentional (purposely) or unintentional (accidentally).

What Is an Insider