Today's article in Forbes Magazine If Security Is Expensive, Try Getting Hacked, by Andy Greenberg, is a great cautionary tale. Andy clearly shows why your IT department's security budget is a good investment in your company's bottom line.
A sister article entitled If Security Is Expensive, Try Getting Bugged is just as easy to document. Periodic sweeps for bugs and wiretaps (TSCM inspections) can be an even better investment in your company's bottom line. Fund both.
In a nutshell...
Intelligence collection is a leisurely process. Enemies quietly collect long before they use. Until they use what they have gathered no harm is done. Knowing this gives you the edge.
• Eavesdropping is not the goal. It is a means to an end. • Eavesdropping is a key component of intelligence gathering.
• Eavesdropping is the one spy trick which is easily detectable.
Protection Requires Detection
Eavesdropping detection audits exploit weaknesses inherent in electronic surveillance.
Knowing someone is interested in you provides time to counter - before harm is done.
