The Quiet Threat

by Mendell, Ronald L.

• ISBN13: 9780398073909
• ISBN10: 0398073902
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd

Summary

Industrial espionage is a craft that has evolved over the centuries that remains persistent in its threat. History has shown us that the techniques used today are adaptations of those developed in the sixteenth century and honed through the twentieth century. Accordingly, the text focuses on the similarity of industrial spy craft through time with examples from Anglo-American history. This book will help security professionals to combat industrial (or corporate) espionage in the post-industrial information age by helping to understand its techniques. A primary goal of the book is in giving the reader a real sense of how industrial spies are persistent and clever in circumventing defenses.

Author Biography

Ronald L. Mendell, B.S., C.L.I.: Certified Legal Investigator Member, American Society for Industrial Security Houston, Texas

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Introduction
Paradox and Security	p. 3
A Brief Scenario	p. 7
The Rest of the Book	p. 9
Discussion	p. 11
For Further Reading	p. 11
The Factory Visit (Observation)	p. 12
McDonnell Douglas 1993	p. 15
Tredegar Iron Works 1861	p. 17
Lowell National Historical Park	p. 18
Discussion	p. 20
Observation (Exercises)	p. 23
For Further Reading	p. 24
Knowledge	p. 25
Trees and Seeds	p. 29
Technical Intelligence	p. 32
Francis Bacon, Prophet of Economic Intelligence Gathering	p. 34
SQL and Data Mining	p. 36
Discussion	p. 38
For Further Reading	p. 39
Beginnings in England	p. 40
British Industrialism in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries	p. 43
Other Lessons	p. 46
Discussions	p. 47
For Further Reading	p. 49
More Observation Techniques	p. 50
Computer Systems	p. 53
Mobile Computing	p. 57
Electronic Eavesdropping	p. 60
Infiltration	p. 62
Sales Force	p. 62
Trash Raiding	p. 64
Public Records	p. 64
Cloaking	p. 65
Discussion	p. 66
For Further Reading	p. 67
Multi-Line Techniques	p. 68
Sources of Information	p. 69
Brainstorming	p. 75
Foreign Spies	p. 79
Targets and Trends	p. 80
Discussion	p. 81
Power and Politics	p. 82
Bribery	p. 85
Disinformation	p. 88
Trade Secret Theft	p. 89
University Research Ploy	p. 91
Patents	p. 92
Ruses and Deception	p. 93
What the Vietnam War Taught Us	p. 95
Discussion	p. 97
Countermeasures	p. 99
The Information Predator	p. 100
Road Maps	p. 106
A Word about Computer Security	p. 108
Discussion	p. 110
For Further Reading	p. 110
Internal Intelligence	p. 111
The Information Predator Continues	p. 111
More Training	p. 117
Discussion	p. 125
External Intelligence	p. 127
Building Intelligence Resources	p. 131
Discussion	p. 140
Investigating Cases	p. 141
Investigative Checklist	p. 144
A Word about Civil Cases	p. 152
Background Investigations	p. 153
Discussion	p. 155
Chapter Notes	p. 157
Master Checklist	p. 167
Chronology	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 187
Index	p. 193
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