JOHANNESBURG,
South Africa, April 13, 2021/ -- According to the recently released SNG
Grant
Thornton’s Sub-Saharan Fraud survey, 60% of respondents cited
that employees are currently the biggest threat to their businesses when
it comes to fraud, with 77% expecting this to increase in 2021. As
such, it is vital for companies to implement ways to safeguard their
businesses from internal fraud, especially in light of employees working
from home as a result of COVID-19, with this trend set to continue
throughout the pandemic and beyond.
It
is for this reason that Zecurion, a vendor of the Next Generation Data
Loss Prevention (DLP), released the new version of its foremost
solution, Zecurion DLP 11. This introduces a new level of effective
detection of internal fraud and risk-based data loss prevention in the
context of massive remote work. The solution includes several brand-new
modules: Staff Control, Screen Photo Detector, Incident Workflow
Automation, and risk-based User Behavior Analytics (UBA).
“Our
aim is to understand the processes behind employee fraud and abuse,
insider threats, and human mistakes. We then investigate solutions to
combat this,” says Alexey Raevsky, CEO and Co-founder at Zecurion. “As
such, our new solution makes an impressive leap in DLP development.”
“Traditional
systems protect communication channels and devices, preventing
sensitive data from being sent outside the network perimeter,” explains
Raevsky. “However, added to this we have included advanced control,
analytic and intelligence capabilities to identify whether user behavior
is abnormal. This is done via the Next Generation DLP offering that
essentially improves the internal security posture of organizations
compared to classic DLP solutions.”
Raevsky outlines the top ways to mitigate employee fraud and how these are implemented using Next Generation DLP solutions:
Keep
track of employees: Zecurion Staff Control was added as a separate
module to Zecurion DLP 11. Staff Control records working hours via
automatically generated timesheets, logs employees' actions including
the websites they visited and applications that were run, and evaluates
employees’ efficiency. The module checks the activities of personnel for
compliance with corporate standards and safety policies. This is then
reported in a table with fast filters, groups, and data from up to tens
of thousands of PCs.
Prevent employees from photographing their
screens: This unique AI-based feature changes the game, stopping the
insiders that were previously not being able to be caught. Now, whenever
someone tries to photograph a screen with a smartphone, Zecurion DLP
immediately detects it via webcam and blocks the computer. The
revolutionary technology uses two neural networks to ensure reliable
smartphone detection and flags cybersecurity incidents in a blink of an
eye (from 0.06 seconds).
Screen watermarks prevent data loss: The
security officer can set watermarks with the name of a user, PC, and
date over certain windows (e.g. MS Office, CRM, and others). This
feature effectively prevents data loss, as users can initially see the
watermarks with their name and understand the aftermath.
Investigation
Workflow Automation: This module simplifies investigations and shortens
the incident response cycle. It minimizes the cybersecurity team’s
workload by providing a 360° view of actual tasks with all the statuses,
data on the investigation stage, executants, and deadlines. During the
investigation, cybersecurity team members can leave comments on the task
and discuss progress with other participants (from CISO to analyst), as
well as attach documents and incidents as proof.
User Behavior
Analytics: After installation of Zecurion DLP 11, each employee
undergoes behavior analysis within at least one week. The solution
collects data on various parameters: risks, behavior profiles, work time
and connections. UBA then compares current employees’ parameters with
their average values. A sharp deviation may signal a potential threat to
information security or indicate a compromise of user credentials.
Investigate
connections between internal and external users: The improved,
interactive user connection diagram is extremely helpful during
investigations as it displays connections between internal users and
external contacts. In version 11 the security officer can customize it
with a legend, quick filters, and display of up to 1000 objects at a
time.
Analyze communications between two users: This integrative
report simplifies the analysis of communications between two users by
displaying all messages from different messengers (Skype, WhatsApp,
Telegram, etc.) in one chat-like window. This window looks like your
favorite messenger, allowing you to read all captured messages, files,
listen to audio messages and calls from a single point.
“As
employee fraud is expected to increase, it is vital for businesses to
implement the necessary solutions to ensure their operations are
protected in 2021 and beyond,” concludes Raevsky.
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