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Insider Threats

How to Prevent Insider Threats Before They Cost Millions

In 2022, a former employee at Cash App's parent company, Block, downloaded reports containing the personal information of 8.2 million customers — months after they'd left the company. Their access had never been revoked. That single oversight triggered SEC filings, lawsuits, and reputational damage that took

Carl B. Johnson Jun 23, 2026 5 min read
Clean Desk Policy

Clean Desk Policy Cybersecurity: Your Cheapest Defense

In March 2021, a UK-based financial firm was fined after a visitor photographed sensitive client data sitting on an employee's desk — in plain sight, during a routine office tour. No hacking tools. No zero-day exploit. Just a smartphone camera and a messy workstation. That's the reality

Carl B. Johnson Dec 18, 2021 7 min read