How Ready Is Your Organization to Counter Insider Threats?

In today’s evolving geopolitical landscape, with ever-increasing risks to organizations’ critical assets and innovation, it’s critical that leaders understand the maturity of their organization’s insider threat program. Policies may exist, but are they being consistently applied? Detection measures may be in place, but do they actually work against modern adversaries and threats? And perhaps most importantly: how does your insider threat program compare to industry peers?

To help security leaders answer these questions, Strider has developed the Insider Threat Readiness Evaluation—a first-of-its-kind tool designed specifically for CISOs, security professionals, and risk executives who need a clear picture of their organization’s readiness against insider risk.

Assess Your Program’s Maturity with Strider’s “Insider Threat Readiness Evaluation”

Nation-state actors are constantly shifting tactics. Instead of relying solely on cyber intrusions, they are increasingly targeting anyone in an organization who may have legitimate access to sensitive data. Insider risk is a primary tool for intellectual property theft, economic espionage, and reputational damage.

Operating reactively, responding to incidents after the fact rather than proactively preventing them, leaves an organization vulnerable to insider threats. Strider’s “Insider Threat Readiness Evaluation” (ITRE) provides a structured, evidence-based way to identify where your organization stands today. It allows security leaders to:

Establish a baseline for insider threat maturity.
Identify blind spots before adversaries exploit them.
Benchmark against peers and industry standards.
Prioritize next steps to maximize limited resources.

The ITRE evaluates your organization across a 24-point maturity model, broken into three phases:

Initial (0–9): Insider threat policies are missing, incomplete, or inconsistently applied. Organizations in this phase lack standardized processes, making them vulnerable to even basic threats.

Defined (10–18): Programs exist and are repeatable but may not be consistently enforced. Security leaders in this phase have laid the foundation but need to strengthen execution.

Optimized (20–24): Insider threat management is embedded in the organization’s culture and operations. These organizations proactively adapt to evolving risks and set the standard for resilience.

At the end of the assessment, you’ll receive a personalized readiness report that includes:

Your Score: A clear indicator of where you fall on the maturity scale.
Strengths and Weaknesses: Tailored insights into what’s working and where critical vulnerabilities remain.
Current Standings: Benchmark comparisons with industry peers on awareness and program maturity.
Next Steps: Actionable recommendations to help you advance from your current phase to a more resilient state.

Why CISOs and Security Leaders Should Take the Assessment

The ITRE is designed to go beyond surface-level metrics. It doesn’t just tell you whether you have an insider threat program—it measures the depth, consistency, and effectiveness of that program.

For CISOs, this insight is invaluable in several ways:

Boardroom Readiness: Provides a data-driven snapshot you can share with executive leadership and boards of directors.

Strategic Road mapping: Highlights where investment and resources will have the greatest impact.

Operational Focus: Clarifies which policies, training, and detection measures need improvement today.

Competitive Benchmarking: Positions your security posture against peers to show whether you’re leading, lagging, or aligned with industry standards.

Most importantly, the report is designed to be actionable. It doesn’t stop at scoring—it provides concrete steps to strengthen your insider threat defenses in the near term and over time.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your program is prepared to handle the threats of tomorrow, this is your opportunity to find out.

Take the Insider Threat Readiness Evaluation now: