CASOS Working PAPER

"Information Security: The Human Perspective" (PDF file)
Author: Kathleen M. Carley

Abstract
For many organizations, information security threats are within the organization. Core intellectual property, key knowledge, and information on core processes reside in the minds of employees and can be transferred to other companies as employees take new employment opportunities. Disgruntled employees can turn on the company and modify key processes, destroy information, or leave taking critical intellectual property with them. This paper discusses a combined social network and knowledge management approach to discovering organizational vulnerabilities within companies.