An APT (advanced persistent threat) attack originated with foreign employees of the same company. A company suffered its third APT attack in two years. The risk is small, but it exists, but the risk of foreign spies working in domestic operations exists. How do you protect yourself from insider APT threats? Go with the same actions youd take to prevent and detect against any insider threat, says John Defterios. Delegate the least amount of permissions and privileges as necessary for the job.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3175051/red-alert-beware-of-insiders-bearing-apts.html