This isn’t just about loyalty or trust—it’s about the power of leverage. Even the most loyal employee or citizen might receive 'the phone call,' activating them through threats to family, political pressure, or nationalism.
Manipulating or pressuring people with access is extremely effective, and very few companies have advanced Insider Threat programs—for multiple reasons.
First, they’re really difficult to build and maintain. And second, it’s politically difficult to monitor and alert on suspicious behavior of employees—especially when it’s expected that many of the hits will be from foreigners.
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