Corporate Espionage and Countermeasures News
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Cat Bandit Smuggles Cellphones into Russian Prison
By Matt Peckham @mattpeckham TIME News Feed How far would you go to smuggle a clutch of cellphones into a prison? Strap them with packing tape to a cat, then let the poor unwitting feline sneak over a prison fence to deliver the contraband goods? Guards at a prison [...]
Risky Business of Travel
ASIS Security Management magazine has a recent article regarding the security aspects of business travel. The article offers information security advice highlighting some of the concerns addressed by the security department at industrial supply company W.W. Grainger, offering advice to their employees who travel internationally. [...]
Two Massachusetts Men Charged with Invading a Private Conversation Between Two NFL General Managers
Initial report from FBI website is first below, more from the web site www.deadspin.com follows. The Deadspin report carries more juice in it, including excerpts of the actual recordings. Conclusion - don't take random phone calls for granted, may not be who you think it is. [...]
New weapon in the terror tool kit? Encryption software blocks eavesdropping
By Shaun Waterman The Washington Times A cheap new encryption technology for mobile phones completely blocks eavesdropping, even from warrant-wielding law enforcement agents – raising fears the technology could fall into the hands of terrorists or criminals. The software poses a growing problem that U.S. law enforcement [...]
Hacking Humans, Corporate Espionage and the Spies Among Us
This article is from Cari Guittard from Huffington Post who recently interviewed Ira Winkler, President of Secure Mentem and the Internet Security Advisors Group (ISAG) regarding changes in corporate espionage and some simple countermeasures. Ira Winkler is an expert in computer security and penetration testing. His [...]
Your Business Is Never Too Small For A Cyber Attack
Forbes.com This article is by George Westerman, a research scientist in the MIT Sloan School of Management’s Center for Digital Business. He is co-author of IT Risk: Turning Business Threats Into Competitive Advantage. [Read Original Article] A few years ago I was working with a small [...]
The Cat Who Couldn’t Spy: A CIA Fail
News.Discovery.com MAY 10, 2013The CIA once recruited a feline agent to spy on enemies, according to a new book that sheds light on the elite cat and its abysmal failure during “Operation Acoustic Kitty.” Emily Anthes, author of the new book "Frankenstein’s Cat", told Discovery [...]
Judge modifies rules for trade secret cases
An article in the Arizona Daily Sun [azdailysun.com] points out the need for taking steps to protect information that you consider proprietary. To gain legal protection for information you consider private, one of the things necessary is to demonstrate that significant steps have been taken [...]
Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight: One Simple Weapon to Fight Economic Espionage in a Cyberspace World
In this article in the National Law Review, the bottom line is key: The author states "Innumerable resources describe trade secrets best practices, but there is one straightforward, critical practice that companies routinely ignore: Forensically audit all electronic devices of your departing employees. The majority of [...]
Credit Suisse Alleges Espionage Against Former Employee
International Venture Capital Post; IVC POST | Marc Castro Updated: May 04, 2013 The image is the frontage of the Credit Suisse corporate headquarters, whose recent performance in the bourse left much to be desired. (Photo : Reuters) Credit Suisse Group AG has filed suit against its former [...]