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title: The Insider Threat, risky behaviour and the bad habits you need to grow out of
description: The Insider Threat, risky behaviour and the bad habits you need to grow out of
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# [The Insider Threat, risky behaviour and the bad habits you need to grow out of](https://blog.everycloud.co.uk/2018/07/18/the-insider-threat-risky-behaviour-and-the-bad-habits-you-need-to-grow-out-of)

 Written by [Sonia McPherson](https://blog.everycloud.co.uk/author/sonia-mcpherson) | Jul 18, 2018 11:11:51 AM

> The insider threat, although very real, isn’t always what it seems. Each and every individual in an organisation has the potential to become an insider threat. Although they may harbour no ill will, they may still be aiding and abetting a cybercriminal and compromising your company’s data security.
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> Our partners [ZoneFox](https://www.everycloud.co.uk/services/insider-threat-protection-2/) have written a detailed blog looking at how to prevent bad habits from proliferating through your workplace, and reduce the overall likelihood of a cyber attack on your company.
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> To discover more, [click here](https://www.zonefox.com/blog/the-insider-threat-risky-behaviour-and-the-bad-security-habits-you-need-to-grow-out-of/?utm_source=utm_source&utm_medium=utm_medium&utm_campaign=utm_campaign&utm_term=utm_term&utm_content=utm_content).
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