CISA Releases New Guidance on Assembling Multi-Disciplinary Insider Threat Management Teams

On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published new guidance titled Assembling a Multi-Disciplinary Insider Threat Management Team. The resource is designed to assist critical infrastructure stakeholders, including private sector entities, in developing teams to address insider threats. The guidance was authored by Ashley Nyquist, Ashden Fein, Caleb Skeath, John Webster Leslie, Matthew Harden, Catherine McGrath, and Samar Amidi of Covington and Burling. No specific technical details, metrics, or CVE IDs were mentioned in the announcement. The document focuses on organizational and procedural recommendations rather than technical vulnerabilities or impacts.