INSIDER THREATS & SURVEILLANCE
THE INSIDER THREAT

The most dangerous threat in your business
already has a key to the front door.

Mara Malware doesn't break in. She's already inside. Sitting in a cozy armchair, sipping wine, and watching everything. She represents the threats that come from within — compromised employee accounts, insider data theft, and the silent surveillance that happens when trusted access is exploited.

THREAT LEVEL
84
SOPHISTICATION
62
PREVALENCE
88
DAMAGE
86
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Mara Malware

Mara Malware's Playbook

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Compromised Employee Accounts

When employee credentials are stolen through phishing or data breaches, attackers gain the same access your employees have. They read your emails, access your files, and operate as trusted insiders.

02

Insider Data Theft

Disgruntled employees, departing staff, or compromised insiders download customer databases, copy intellectual property, and exfiltrate sensitive data using their legitimate access.

03

Silent Long-Term Surveillance

Mara Malware watches patiently. She monitors email conversations, reads financial documents, and studies your business operations for weeks or months before making her move.

What Happened When Mara Malware
Hit a Phoenix Business

A Phoenix medical practice fired their IT manager after a disagreement about budget priorities. They changed his email password but forgot about his remote access credentials, cloud storage accounts, and admin access to the patient management system. For six months, the former employee accessed patient records remotely and sold them to identity theft operations. The practice only discovered the breach when law enforcement contacted them during an investigation into a dark web marketplace selling medical records. Over 8,000 patient records had been compromised. The former employee still had active credentials to seven different business systems on the day he was caught.

⚠ 8,000 patient records sold on the dark web

How MBPS Stops Mara Malware

MBPS is the hero that stands between Mara Malware and your business. Here's exactly how we neutralize this threat:

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Access Control Management

MBPS implements and manages comprehensive access controls that ensure employees only access what they need — and that access is revoked completely and immediately when someone leaves.

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User Activity Monitoring

We monitor user behavior patterns to detect when an account is being used in ways that don't match normal activity — catching compromised accounts and insider threats before damage is done.

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Data Loss Prevention

DLP systems that prevent unauthorized copying, downloading, or transmission of sensitive data — even by users with legitimate access to the files.

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Offboarding Security Protocols

When an employee leaves, MBPS ensures every access point is identified and revoked within hours — not the weeks or months it takes most businesses to close all the doors.

🔒 Free for Phoenix Businesses — Limited Availability

Don't Let Mara Malware
Target Your Business

Find out if your business is vulnerable to Mara Malware and the rest of The Malwares Family. Our Cyber Threat Profile Assessment identifies your specific risks and builds a defense plan.

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Tyler Hooser
Tyler Hooser
CTO, MBPS.com — Reviews every assessment personally

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