Definition, Vision and Mission
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.
Founded in 2026, the Norwegian Insider Risk Management Centre of Excellence (NInRM CoE) is a not-for-profit entity that is part of the Norwegian Business and Industry Security Council. We also support a Nordic community of skilled practitioners committed to the mission of proactive insider risk management to support resilient organizations in the face of evolving insider threats.
The NInRM CoE promotes academic, private, and public partnerships to generate academic research, provides training and learning opportunities, promotes knowledge sharing, and augments resources and capabilities in the professional market to mitigate insider threats to Norwegian organizations and critical infrastructure. The scope of its services are offered to all Norwegian organizations—with a particular focus on fostering critical infrastructure (CI) resiliency—subject to resourcing.
The NInRM CoE fosters an interdisciplinary approach to insider risk management towards the promotion of industry best practices and innovation within an evolving threat environment. Funded by industry contributions and research grants, we offer a national and centralized capability on all matters related to insider risk management. Our products and services include research and analysis, facilitating workshops and knowledge sharing events with subject matter experts, generating lessons learned, providing workplace training, and advocating for new initiatives to enhance Norway’s collective resiliency against insider threats. This work is established on a foundation of information sharing among a trusted community of security, intelligence, and defence professionals.
Who we are
NInRM CoE
Geir is a member of the expert committee of the Norwegian Business Advisory Council, where he contributes to the national development of work on insider risk in close collaboration with experts from across Norwegian public and private entities. He has a strong focus on strategic security management, personnel security, and organizational resilience, combining long term risk understanding with practical execution and decision making in demanding real world situations.
Before entering the private sector, Geir gained extensive experience from both military and police service, providing him with a solid operational foundation that informs his strategic approach to security.
In his role as Head of Security at Höegh Evi, Geir is responsible for developing and governing security strategies and personnel security frameworks. He leads initiatives across risk assessment, security governance, crisis management, and emergency preparedness, with a strong emphasis on protecting people, maintaining trust, and ensuring organizational continuity.