Case Studies

Case Files – Actual Insider and
Cyber Risks reported by INSIGHT​

Discover how GuardWare INSIGHT strengthens risk management approach, ensuring data control, security, and compliance at every level for complete peace of mind.






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Malicious Event Personal USB vs Company USB​

When confronted by the IT team, the employee initially claimed to have returned the company USB, unaware that INSIGHT had logged his use of a personal USB as well.

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SharePoint Malicious mass downloads from Sensitive Folder to user’s personal
device. 

INSIGHT flagged this suspicious activity, and an investigation confirmed that the data had indeed been transferred.

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SharePoint Exposure of Customer Data by Law firm – Human Error

In response to this breach, the firm reconfigured INSIGHT to send high-priority alerts directly to both IT personnel and the individual users responsible for risky actions. 

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Stored Passwords detected by INSIGHT by Company’s MSP having admin rights. ​

GuardWare INSIGHT’s data discovery scan detected the stored password file, prompting immediate deletion.

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Scans revealed stored Customer data including bank account info in AWS DevOPs environment. ​

GuardWare ASSESSOR revealed stored customer data in log files on developers’ devices and in their AWS environment, as well as the unsafe sharing practices.

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Outsource Developers of a financial institution detected exposing Financial APPs source code and company’s IP. ​

With INSIGHT, they can safely re-enable forum access, confident that any unauthorized source code postings will be promptly detected and addressed.​

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Productivity Monitoring WFH compared with Office​

To address these concerns, the company deployed GuardWare INSIGHT’s productivity monitoring features to track work behaviors accurately.​

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Rogue Network​

Security discovered that an employee had used system roll-back during this period, in an attempt to remove the GuardWare INSIGHT Agent from the system.

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Dangers of using Cloud Storage Services and Website Transfers​

GuardWare INSIGHT monitors and prevent unauthorized file uploads across cloud, web, email, and chat applications, ensuring their data stays secure and compliant.​

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Corporate Email Risk - Email forward to user’s Personal Email resulted in serious theft of sensitive PII data ​

GuardWare INSIGHT flagged the incident. The software’s AI detected the email forward to a personal account and scanned the attached file, identifying the sensitive content.

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WFH Risks including VPN misuse ​

investigation with GuardWare INSIGHT revealed that users were frequently turning the VPN on and off. The university adjusted the configuration to ensure the VPN remains active at all times.

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Malicious Insider in a Recruitment Firm – Data exfil by a Director ​

GuardWare INSIGHT showed that the data exfiltration occurred while the user was connected to the company’s Wi-Fi, proving the laptop was in his possession at the time.

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