Insights: U.S. Border Security: Mitigating the Insider Threat




Deloitte Insights Podcast show

Summary: The Unites States has a 7,000 mile border with 300 points of entry, by air, sea and land, where many thousands of government employees work to protect national security and public safety. But cases of insider activity posing a threat to border security have gone up from 250 in 2006 to over 750 in 2010, according to the Office of the Inspector General. The increasingly virtual and globally connected way agencies conduct business today has resulted in new threats that must be proactively managed. The latest episode of Deloitte Insights features guests Linda Solomon, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and the leader of the Deloitte Homeland Security Segment, and Mike Gelles, a director with Deloitte Consulting LLP and the former chief psychologist of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Tune in to learn more about insider threat and what steps organizations can take to mitigate it.