I see a lot of silly security measures against the most improbable risk scenarios. Yet the simplest attacks succeed over and over again. We have to do more to defend against these simple, direct, and constantly repeated attacks.
The following books illustrate that mundane attacks, which so often succeed, represent an enormous drain on our economy. Understanding why these attacks result in large losses is the first step in preventing them. To work both sides of the street, the Competitive Intelligence professional should understand these attacks. The Competitive Intelligence professional will understand the risk better than anybody and should educate his colleagues about the risks and solutions. The Competitive Intelligence professional will also be positioned to exploit the opposition’s failings where legally and ethically permitted.
Confessions of a Corporate Spy
A former National Security Agency analyst who is now an expert on corporate espionage offered chilling accounts yesterday of his easy penetration into a variety of U.S. companies. In one case, in just a few hours he was able to make off with product plans and specifications worth billions of dollars.
“Never measure security budgets by IT,” said Winkler, author of [asa link]0764584685[/asa].
Other excellent books in this area are:
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Napoleon said, “The art of war does not require complicated maneuvers; the simplest are the best, and common sense is fundamental. From which one might wonder how it is generals make blunders; it is because they try to be clever.”
Applying Napoleon’s maxim on simplicity to protecting critical data throughout your organization would go a long way to securing your company’s most precious asset.
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