Christopher Burgess worked in the clandestine service of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency for 30 years. Richard Power, Richard Power and Christopher Burgess write an article on economic espionage and intellectual property theft. They say the threat of economic espionage or trade secret theft is not a limited concern among CEOs. The authors say the awareness and defenses required to thwart such damaging activities, although economical and effective, are far from commonplace. They offer a comprehensive checklist of proactive security and intelligence measures to thwart this type of attack.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2121353/industrial-espionage–secrets-stolen–fortunes-lost.html