intellectual property

Verizon Data Breach Report Highlights Insider Vulnerabilities

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A new report on data breaches and cyber crimes highlights a disturbing rate of intellectual property theft, much of which happens from within organizations, making it increasingly difficult to protect against across a range of industries.

The “Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report,” due to be released by Verizon on Wednesday, pulls together analysis from the U.S. Secret Service, the Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit, the Australian Federal Police, the Irish Reporting & Information Security Service and the Police Central e-Crime Unit of the London Metropolitan Police. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 23, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Cyber Intelligence: Report Actually Names Names And Tactics

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A relatively new report on the extent to which foreign spies are stealing U.S. economic secrets is gaining attention not only for what it concludes but also for the fact that it actually names names.

The report comes by way of the Office of the National Counter Intelligence Executive and is titled Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2009 – 2011. Keep reading →

 /  Published January 3, 2012 at 11:13 AM

Cyber Intelligence: American’s Innovation And Creativity Under Cyber Attack

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Report after report has been generated and multiple warnings have been issued about the threat to the U.S. economy from intellectual property theft.

One recent report, from a publication published last month by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive suggests that the economic dollar losses for research and development data theft could be as high as $398 billion. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 7, 2011 at 12:26 PM

Cyber Intelligence: The Economic Impact of Shady Rat

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COMMENTARY:
Some say the ability of the United States to wage war is by far the most advanced in the world. Strategists have for years claimed that our technology and superior training of our personnel are what really gives the U.S. the edge in modern day conflict. No truer words have been spoken when it comes to the new fifth domain, cyberspace.

However, there is an aspect related to the acts of cyber aggression and espionage that has not received much attention. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM