Thursday, November 1, 2007

Spy Budgets

For the first time in almost a decade the federal government has pulled back the curtain on the American intelligence budget. In 2007 the country will spend $43.5 billion to spy on its enemies -- plus another $10 billion for the Pentagon that's still classified. Steve Henn reports... (audio) (more)

Wonder what is budgeted to spy against your company?
Try this on for size:
A$ = The value of your intellectual property.
B% = A modest one-percent attack budget.
Cc = The number of interested competitors.
X$ = The war-chest you are up against.
Formula: (A$ x B%) x Cc = X$
Sample company: ($10,000,000. x .01) x 5 = $500,000.00
These figures are, of course, fictitious and very variable, but you get the idea.

So, how much are you budgeting to counter spying?

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