Insider Theft Incident – CEO Arrested

What can you say? It doesn’t get more serious than when the CEO is the source of the threat to the organization’s assets.

In this story, CEO of MSP … Arrested a CEO is being charged with identity theft on a large scale. In this era of corporate governance and high penalties for abuse of one’s position, this will be one case to watch.

The story is via VAR Business and is pretty interesting. It is an excellent example of how identity theft from insiders has become “all the rage” in attacker circles.

Follow this one as it goes into trial. It promises to lay some groundwork for further prosecution of insider thieves to come.

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About Brent Huston

I am the CEO of MicroSolved, Inc. and a security evangelist. I have spent the last 20+ years working to make the Internet safer for everyone on a global scale. I believe the Internet has the capability to contribute to the next great leap for mankind, and I want to help make that happen!

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