The ITS government sector findings are presented in this section under four headings:
* The Insiders
* The Incidents
* Detecting the Incidents
* Consequences of the Incidents
The Insiders reports findings related to the characteristics of the individuals who perpetrated the incidents, their roles within the target organizations, their workplace behaviors, and their motives for carrying out their illicit activities. Information provided under The Incidents concerns the insiders’ pre-incident planning and technical information regarding methods for advancing the incidents. Detecting the Incidents presents findings concerning the manner in which the insiders’ illicit activities were uncovered and the insiders were identified. The final section, Consequences of the Incidents, is comprised of two subcategories. The first subcategory reports findings related to insiders’ perceptions of the potential consequences of their actions, disciplinary actions taken by the target organizations, charges filed, and the outcome of cases. The second subcategory describes the characteristics of the target organizations and the damages they incurred.
Thirty-six incidents and 38 insiders were examined within the ITS government sector. As noted, some research questions in this study concern the insider, while others bear on the incident. Accordingly, the denominator for statistics in this report will vary depending upon whether the finding pertains to the insider or the incident.
