National Insider Threat Awareness Month 2021: The Role of Workplace Culture

September is also National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM), a time dedicated to spreading awareness in government and industry about the risks posed by insider threats and the role of insider threat programs. For this year’s campaign, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and other federal partners are focusing on insider threat and workplace culture. They observe that organizations with positive and inclusive work cultures that foster trust between employees and leadership have more engaged and loyal employees and are better positioned to reduce insider threats. Moreover, they note studies have demonstrated that disengaged workers have higher absenteeism, more accidents, and more errors, and that organizations with low employee engagement suffer from lower productivity, lower profitability, and lower job growth – all conditions that can contribute to insider threats. To learn more about the campaign and resources available to organizations, they encourage partners to visit the NITAM 2021 website. Read the news release at the NCSC.