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In the news: Australia’s First Corporate Spy School Breaks Cover

Security 2012 Exhibition, to be held from July 25 – 27 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, today announced that it will feature Australia’s first Corporate Spy School, developed by Specialist Corporate Intelligence Agency (SCIA). SCIA’s Corporate Spy School will offer businesses and government agencies a range of tailored trainings and seminars on corporate espionage and risk management.

With rapid advancements in technology, security is becoming a major concern for businesses who play a cat and mouse game with tech-savvy fraudsters. According to PWC’s sixth Global Economic Crime Survey, cybercrime now ranks as one of the top four economic crimes, and 56 per cent of respondents said the most serious fraud was an ‘inside job’. Reputation damage, loss of intellectual property and bankruptcy can be some of the serious consequences of cyber crime in the corporate sector.

For the Corporate Spy School training courses, SCIA will draw on its extensive experience […]

Exec Security2012-07-24T22:48:41-04:00July 24th, 2012|

Where are the lines in employee surveillance?

from: VentureBeat by Curtis Smolar
https://venturebeat.com/2011/07/25/where-are-the-lines-in-employee-surveillance/

Curtis Smolar is a partner at Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.

A reader asks: I have had theft of trade secrets in my office. Can I install video cameras or other surveillance measures to view the activities of my employees?
Answer: While spying on your employees happens all the time in movies, if you’re planning to monitor your employees in the real world, it’s best to proceed with caution. Although some surveillance at work is allowable, the more invasive it gets, the more likely it is that it will be unacceptable.
That said, if you company policy explicitly describes a diminished expectation of privacy at work, it will go a long way towards protecting your company. Lastly, don’t be secretive about the video surveillance.
When it comes to surveillance, there are generally four kinds used.
Work related data – This […]

Exec Security2016-12-16T20:24:06-05:00March 29th, 2012|