Using human factors when calculating a risk score

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to the processor;
• and
• a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code for performing a security operation, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
• monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing at least one electronically-observable data source;
• deriving an observable based upon the monitoring of the electronically-observable data source;
• associating human factors with the entity, the human factors comprising a cardinal trait, an emotional stressor and an organizational dynamic, the cardinal trait comprising a representation of a particular enduring behavioral pattern corresponding to the entity that is persisted over a time period, the emotional stressor comprising a contextual modifier, the contextual modifier providing context when analyzing security related activity, the organizational dynamic comprising an electronically-observable event occurring within an organization having an operational influence on a behavior of the entity, the organizational dynamic comprising one or more of a security practice organizational dynamic, a communication issue organizational dynamic, a management system organizational dynamic, and a work planning and control organizational dynamic;
• identifying an event of analytic utility, the event of analytic utility being derived from the observable from the electronic data source;
• analyzing the event of analytic utility, the analyzing the event of analytic utility using the human factors associated with the entity enacting the event of analytic utility;
• generating a risk score in response to the analyzing, the generating the risk score using the human factors associated with the entity;
• and,
• performing the security operation when the risk score meets a security risk parameter, the security operation comprising a human factor risk operation, the human factor risk operation being performed by a security analytics system executing on a hardware processor.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code for performing a security operation, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• monitoring an entity, the monitoring observing at least one electronically-observable data source;
• deriving an observable based upon the monitoring of the electronically-observable data source;
• associating human factors with the entity, the human factors comprising a cardinal trait, an emotional stressor and an organizational dynamic, the cardinal trait comprising a representation of a particular enduring behavioral pattern corresponding to the entity that is persisted over a time period, the emotional stressor comprising a contextual modifier, the contextual modifier providing context when analyzing security related activity, the organizational dynamic comprising an electronically-observable event occurring within an organization having an operational influence on a behavior of the entity, the organizational dynamic comprising one or more of a security practice organizational dynamic, a communication issue organizational dynamic, a management system organizational dynamic, and a work planning and control organizational dynamic;
• identifying an event of analytic utility, the event of analytic utility being derived from the observable from the electronic data source;
• analyzing the event of analytic utility, the analyzing the event of analytic utility using the human factors associated with the entity enacting the event of analytic utility;
• analyzing the event of analytic utility, the analyzing the event of analytic utility using the human factors associated with the entity enacting the event of analytic utility;
• performing the security operation when the risk score meets a security risk parameter, the security operation comprising a human factor risk operation, the human factor risk operation being performed by a security analytics system executing on a hardware processor.