Risk Management: COMPETITOR ESPIONAGE

RISK MANAGEMENT:

Competitor Espionage

RISK MANAGEMENT: COMPETITOR ESPIONAGE

BACKGROUND

A manufacturer of automotive components who had a dominate position in the market was concerned about loss of corporate assets to local competitors. The task was to review and assess company internal prevention processes & procedures, identify areas of weakness and to develop improvements to company security and asset protection programs.

RISK MANAGEMENT: COMPETITOR ESPIONAGE

APPROACH

DEFINATION OF 4 CORE AREAS OF INVESTIGATION

    • Physical Security – offices, factories, physical access control, guard force effectiveness, etc.
    • HR Issues – clear expectations, recruiting due diligence, proper access control, leadership/”tone at the top”
    • IT Systems, laptops, and mobile devices
    • Security policies and procedures, control & monitoring

AUDIT OF INTERNAL PROCESSES & PROCEDURES

    • Conducted a 2-month audit of their internal processes and procedures
Step 3

Recommendations

    • Recommended corrective action focusing on Physical Security and Control & Monitoring
Step 4

Implementation

    • Implemented numerous corrective programs, including:
      • CCTV, IT server access control, intrusion detection, firewall and anti-spyware, vetting of vendors, visitor security, access control, data storage & disposal procedures
RISK MANAGEMENT: COMPETITOR ESPIONAGE

RESULTS

    • No new acts of corporate espionage or theft
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