Rogue Employee
Noun · Security & Infosec
Definitions
An employee who intentionally misuses their access, knowledge, or position to harm the organization, steal data, sabotage operations, or assist another attacker. Rogue employee incidents are a subset of insider threat and often exploit legitimate trust rather than software vulnerabilities.
In plain English: An employee who deliberately misuses their access to cause harm.
Example: "The exfiltration was traced to a rogue employee who scripted database exports during a period of weak review and supervision."