Why Personnel Security Matters

Personnel security protects your people, information, and assets by helping your organisation:

• Reduce the risk of harm to personnel, customers, and partners
• Lower the risk of information or assets being lost, damaged, or compromised
• Increase trust in people who access important information and assets
• Deliver services and operate more efficiently

Insider threats

Insider threats come from current or former employees, contractors, or business partners who misuse their insider knowledge or access to harm personnel, customers, assets, or reputation. Many breaches are unintentional — the result of a lack of awareness, distraction, or being tricked into helping a third party. Personnel security reduces these risks. See people risk for the full definition and the common ways insiders breach security.

We recommend that customers run pre-employment verification for every employee during onboarding.