Technology vendors creating the next generation of network infrastructure, security, applications, cloud-based services, etc. are ripe with intellectual property (IP), customer lists, product roadmaps, and more – all data that should not fall into the hands of competitors. But everyone including development, quality assurance, product management, manufacturing, sales, and marketing have some degree of access to these data sets as part of their job. This puts software and hardware vendors constantly at risk of insider data theft.
To ensure these critical data sets stay within the organization, organizations need to understand when insiders pose a threat, and to be able to confirm every access is appropriate. This can only be accomplished with visibility into all user interaction with critical data sets – regardless of the application.