Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Security Quote of the Month

"We're going to double down on secrecy..." 
Tim Cook, Apple, CEO (more)

Meanwhile... 
“Before, criminals used to steal money to become rich, but now they have realized that they can be rich by stealing corporate information.”

These words from a U.S. Treasury Department official send a chilling reminder to industry about the growing threat – and cost – of trade secret misappropriation...
 
Today, trade secret theft costs multinational corporations billions of dollars each year – and no company is immune. Any company with valuable commercial information, processes or intellectual property is at risk; and global companies from all sectors continue to experience significant economic losses not only from trade secret theft, but also from piracy, counterfeit products and corruption. (more)

What's your policy?