Assessment of Insider Threat In Ethiopian Banking Industry
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2015-06-04
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Addis Ababa University
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This thesis work examines the insider threat management of Ethiopian banking industry with
particular emphasis on the insider threat, the motivational factors that leads insider to commit
malicious activities and try to see the current implemented insider threat mitigation strategies
and activities within the commercial banking industry of Ethiopia .In addition to this, those
challenges that faces the Ethiopian banking industry in fighting insider also assessed.
This research work made use of the survey research design in its methodology. Surveys are
more flexible in the sense that a wider range of information is collected. Questionnaires were
used to gather data from representatives of the nineteen commercial banks operating in
Ethiopia. Using SPSS Statistical methods such as mean, percentile and correlation were
utilized to analyze the data collected from the respondents.
Based on this study, insider threat like the Installation of unauthorized software threat and
financial frauds are the some of the prevailed malicious activities of insiders within the
Ethiopian banking industry. Most of the mitigation strategies which are mentioned on this
study are utilized in many of the banks in various degrees. Dissatisfaction with immediate
reporting manager, steal data for monetary gain, desire for recognition, and emotional distress
(Employee is highly frustrated) are seems to be a motivation for insider threats.
After identifying those prevailed insider threat and ,motivations within the Ethiopian banking
industry ,this study provide recommendation and best practices from different literature
review to mitigate those insiders malicious activities within the Ethiopian banking sectors
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Ethiopian Banking Industry