Challenges in Exfiltration, Evasion, and Behavioral Sequences in Malicious Insider Threat: Evidence From a Live Behavioral Experiment

This research paper examines how malicious insiders (employees with legitimate system access who act with harmful intent) can exfiltrate data (steal or copy information), evade detection, and execute sequences of harmful actions, based on observations from a controlled behavioral experiment. The study was conducted by researchers at MITRE Corporation and provides evidence about the methods and patterns insiders use to avoid discovery while carrying out attacks.