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China Wire-tapping Wars: The World of Official Espionage
From China Digital Times Wire-tapping Wars: The World of Official Espionage Before the Southern Weekly crisis broke out last month, one of the paper’s sister publications, the magazineSouthern People Weekly, published a scathing exposé on the secret world of spying and backstabbing endemic throughout Chinese officialdom. Aside from revelations [...]
Corporate espionage: fascination with spying and spy technology
Interest and fascination with spying is ever present, especially in the corporate world. This can lead employees to cross boundaries and attempt illegal eavesdropping or theft of information for their own advancement or profit. The availability today of inexpensive electronic devices that can be used [...]
“Work Like a Spy: An Ex-CIA Officer’s Tips for Business Success”
Former CIA operative, J. C. Carleson, has written "Work Like a Spy: An Ex-CIA Officer's Tips for Business Success" where she applies what she learned in the CIA to working in the corporate world. Due on bookshelves in February. She was interviewed regarding her new [...]
Sports espionage: NBA Commissioner David Stern weighs in, “Don’t eavesdrop!”
January 17, 2013, 5:06 PM ETBy Mark Woods | Special to ESPNNewYork.com LONDON -- NBA commissioner David Stern says any team tempted to "eavesdrop" on opponents will face sanctions from the league.But the actions of New York Knicks owner James Dolan in ordering extra microphones to be installed within [...]
Corporate Espionage Fines Jump with New Trade Secrets Law
By Jeffrey Benzing | January 15, 2013 4:28 pm Maximum fines are jumping well into the millions for those accused of stealing trade secrets to benefit foreign entities. On Monday, President Barack Obama signed the Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012, which [...]
Municipal espionage: Michigan county pays in eavesdropping lawsuit.
Occasionally we have been hired by police departments because they thought the mayor was bugging their offices and by mayors' offices because they were worried about the police eavesdropping on them (not the same city, though). Even those involved with the law do not always [...]
Industrial espionage: AMD files suit against former employees for alleged document theft
By Joel Hruska on January 15, 2013 at 4:00 pm from extremetech.com AMD has filed (and been granted) a request for immediate injunctive relief against multiple former employees that it alleges stole thousands of confidential documents. Named in the complaint are Robert Feldstein, Manoo Desai, Nicholas Kociuk, [...]
Port terminal operator APM eavesdropped on workers, union alleges
The union behind the recent L.A. and Long Beach port strike accuses APM Terminals of conducting 'secret surveillance' for months to gain an edge in labor negotiations. APM says it's investigating the matter. December 18, 2012|By Michael Welles Shapiro APM Terminals has been accused by [...]
How the biz world took a page from the CIA
December 20, 2012: 11:13 AM ET; from CNN MoneyBy Omar Akhtar, reporter Companies use a variety of methods to stay one step ahead of their rivals. Competitive intelligence is one of the fastest growing ways to pull this off. FORTUNE -- Corporate espionage may be [...]
Vulnerability on VOIP phone systems.
by Charles PattersonPatterson Communications, Inc.www.execsecurity.com VOIP vulnerability and disaster recovery We’ve had a busy schedule here in the New York area since Hurricane Sandy hit. A few of our clients lost their entire offices due to flooding from the Hudson River and had to relocate. [...]