The Quiet Threat fighting industrial espionage in America - Mendell, Ronald L. (Charles C Thomas Publisher, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- The factory visit (Observation) -- Knowledge -- Beginnings in England -- More observation techniques -- Multi-line techniques -- Power and politics -- Countermeasures -- Internal intelligence -- External intelligence -- Investigating cases -- Tradecraft -- Data and data mining
In the years since the first edition, industrial and corporate espionage have not diminished. There has been, however, an increase in awareness about the issues. There are more graduate-level programs in business and in security that are offering courses and training on intelligence gathering in the commercial sector. Training in the protection of confidential documents and materials that forms a part of security certification programs has been updated. With the large amount of outsourcing in the technological sector overseas, information transfer and leakage continues to be a serious problem