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This 5 page paper delves into what is a serious problem in the corporation today. The influence of spies is at the forefront of this paper that looks at various types of security and which type of firm is most likely to be harmed by espionage. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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twelve months around 2000 through 2001, 138 companies that answered a survey responded that they lost as much as $59 billion (p.52). Much of that is attributable to both legal
fees and revenues (Barrier, 2004). Of such companies, 40 % (Barrier, 2004, p.52) lost proprietary information. Approximately half lost money related to research and development (Barrier, 2004).
Winkler (2005) explains that the FBI estimates American companies lose approximately $100 billion annually that is attributable to industrial espionage. That is a bit more than the survey
above shows, but helps to support the surveys conclusions. Industrial espionage is a significant problem. Contrary to popular belief, espionage does not exist only amongst the well off firms
(Winkler, 2005). It exists also within ordinary agencies (Winkler, 2005). Many things need to be addressed in order to stop industrial espionage and that includes things like technical security, information
security and comprehensive security strategies (Winkler, 2005). It seems that stealing information that is sensitive from U.S. companies is a goal for a number of firms and foreign governments (Winkler,
2005). Adversaries are not concerned with the form in which information is derived or whether information is electronic or thrown away (Winkler, 2005). No matter what form it takes, it
is important because all information, in any form, may be compromised (Winkler, 2005). Most firms do employ technical mechanisms such as firewalls (Winkler, 2005). A firewall is a
"security system built to block access to a particular computer or network while still allowing some types of data to flow in and out onto the Internet" ("firewall," 1998). It
lets company employees access sites on the World Wide Web or exchange e-mail, but at the same time prevents hackers from gaining access to the companys computer system ("firewall,"
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