Technology Drives New Age of Collaboration
By Christopher Burgess, Senior Security Adviser
Are you embracing the collaboration phenomenon that has been storming, complete with thunder, lightning and rain over the past few years? Or have you been hiding under an umbrella to avoid this social media storm? Yes, we are all interconnected, whether we want to be, are expected to be, or prefer not to be. We are, as they say in poker, all in, as collaboration is here to stay ― and it’s driven by technology…
Even Security Professionals Get the Blues
By Christopher Burgess
I was forced to smile at the irony of the situation when I shared the discovery my co-author. Here is a book created to lead businesses and security professionals in the “how-to” of preserving their intellectual property – and it’s already on the P2P networks. These networks exist so individuals can illegally download the creative thoughts of others without having to provide any compensation.
Counterfeiters, Pirates and Organized Crime
By Richard Power and Christopher Burgess
There is a threat difficult to quantify or even detect, one that has not yet grabbed the headlines or captured the imagination, and yet is relentlessly and efficiently looting, pillaging and plundering the U.S. and global economies of their magic ingredient — trade secrets.
State Entities Targeting Intellectual Property
By Richard Power and Christopher Burgess
Why do nation states engage in economic espionage and intellectual property theft? Primarily, to acquire technology to advance a military program, or to advance the economic competitiveness of the nation’s industrial base, or simply to ensure that the major companies and contributors to the nation’s GDP continue to make that contribution.
Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Part I
By Richard Power and Christopher Burgess
There is a compelling lesson in this fact. A decade ago, such stories rarely made it onto the news wire or into the courts. Today, they are commonplace. Unfortunately, the awareness and defenses required to thwart such damaging activities, although economical and effective, are far from commonplace. Our hope is to change that.
