We are excited to share START’s latest MOOC on Coursera, “Breach From Within: Introduction to Insider Risk and Threats,” led by Dr. Steve Sin, Director of the Unconventional & Asymmetric Threats Division at START. This course brings a human-centered perspective often missing from traditional security education.
This short course can be completed in about 3 hours and includes a shareable certificate.
Key topics include:
How insider risk develops over time and why warning signs are often missed
The human, behavioral, and organizational drivers of insider incidents
How threats can escalate beyond data breaches to workplace violence, critical infrastructure disruption, and national security impacts
Proactive, ethical, risk-based prevention approaches informed by interdisciplinary research and modern security frameworks
Self-paced | Beginner-friendly | ~3 hours | Shareable certificate
