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Why Join the Insider Risk Practitioner Alliance (IRPA)?

Definition

Founded in 2023, the Insider Risk Practitioner Alliance (IRPA) is an international not-for-profit entity.

Insider threat involves the exploitation of privileged access, unintentionally or maliciously, to an organization's sensitive and mission critical assets, including its personnel, causing negative impact.

Insider risk management involves a holistic, enterprise-wide approach to the enhancement of detection and response controls to proactively mitigate a threat.

2023 Launch at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C.

2023 Launch at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C.

2023 Launch at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C.
Our 2023 launch at the Australian Embassy in D.C.

Our 2023 launch at the Australian Embassy in D.C.

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Reflections on the Alliance

Reflections on the Alliance

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Next steps...

Next steps...

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End of our inaugural launch at the Australian Embassy

End of our inaugural launch at the Australian Embassy

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Our Vision

Our Alliance provides access to a wealth of expertise and knowledge sharing opportunities. Members benefit from the collective wisdom and experience of industry leaders, ensuring that they are equipped with the latest insights and strategies to mitigate insider risk effectively.

Our Mandate

IRPA's purpose is to unite communities of skilled practitioners committed to the mission of proactive insider risk management to support resilient academic, private, and public organizations in the face of evolving insider threats.  IRPA's secretariat is based in Canada under the lead of the Canadian Insider Risk Management Centre of Excellence (CInRM CoE), and developed in partnership with its members.

Tune into this July 10, 2024 episode to meet the change-drivers pushing this initiative forward: J.T. Mendoza, Executive Director, USINRM COE, Victor Munro, Executive Director, CInRM CoE, and Matt Salier, CEO, AIR COE. Learn about their respective missions, how they are working to close the IRM knowledge gap, and how you can get involved.

Our Value Proposition

The value proposition of IRPA for our membership includes:


1. Offering a central administrative establishment for the standardization of the Alliance’s international memberships;


2. International amplification of COE national initiatives;


3. Coordination of international events to bring together COEs and the industry-at-large;


4. Providing assistance and helping to foster the development of new COEs; and,


5. Bringing together international working groups (based on geo-politically aligned and existing international security initiatives including Five Eyes, the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Plus) to generate best practices and lessons learned for all members of the Alliance.

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