User activity monitoring (UAM) serves as a vital technology in mitigating the insider risk threat posed by employees at military agencies. By tracking and analyzing their digital footprint, organizations can identify, contextualize, and remediate suspicious behavior that may indicate data exfiltration or malicious intent. UAM enables real-time monitoring of user actions, including file access, email communication, and application usage, and offers an understanding of those actions’ emotional context. These steps enable security teams to promptly detect any unauthorized activities during an employee’s transition period.

In October 2023, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order focused on ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) – which has captured headlines of late largely due to the rise of ChatGPT – is developed safely and securely. In a military context, this move will include the drafting of a memorandum, produced by the National Security Council and the White House Chief of Staff, that details how the U.S. military can ethically and effectively use AI to carry out its missions while also countering its use by adversaries.