Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Eight Most Secretive Companies...

...are also some of the most successful. 
Follow their lead. 
Engage a good counterespionage specialist.

The need for secrecy in business has led to a shadow industry known as industrial espionage. The practices of “spying” used to be physical. A spy would have to be near the product to describe or photograph it. Electronic surveillance replaced this in the second half of the 20th century and “bugs,” wire taps, and digital theft of documents became more popular. Today, espionage is incredibly sophisticated... 

This is a list of eight of the most secretive companies in America, firms which rely heavily on keeping secrets. A breach of their most confidential products or services could damage their current business value and, over time, even destroy a company.
• Apple, Inc.
• Xe Services LLC (formerly Blackwater)
• Renaissance Technologies LLC
• Google, Inc.
• Boeing, Co.
• Monsanto, Co.
• PGP
• The Coca-Cola Company
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