Insider Threat Management (ITM) software is a user activity monitoring tool designed to help companies prevent malicious or negligent actions by internal users, such as accessing, copying, deleting, tampering with, or destroying company data or assets without authorization. This software is used to track and record the actions of internal system users—including current and former employees, contractors, business partners, and other authorized individuals—on company endpoints. ITM software is crucial for protecting sensitive assets like customer data and intellectual property. ITM software plays a critical role in a company’s security strategy, as it focuses on detecting nuanced internal threats, which traditional security tools targeting external threats may not detect. It is typically used by IT and security professionals to monitor and secure systems from internal risks. ITM software often integrates with Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools to gather data on internal users, and may also integrate with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and other threat analytics platforms to centralize security operations. While ITM shares some functionality with other security solutions, such as Privileged Access Management (PAM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), its primary focus differs. PAM monitors privileged user activities, DLP tools detect data leaks, and UEBA uses machine learning to identify anomalies in user behavior, whereas ITM focuses on endpoint monitoring and contextual user data to detect insider threats.
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