Secrets stolen, fortunes lost preventing intellectual property theft and economic espionage in the 21st century

The threats of economic espionage and intellectual property (IP) theft are global, stealthy, insidious, and increasingly common. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, IP theft is estimated to top 250 billion annually and also costs the United States approximately 750,000 jobs. The International...

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Main Author: Burgess, Christopher (-)
Other Authors: Power, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington, MA : Oxford : Syngress ; Elsevier Science [distributor] 2008.
Edition:1st edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627499906719
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Summary:The threats of economic espionage and intellectual property (IP) theft are global, stealthy, insidious, and increasingly common. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, IP theft is estimated to top 250 billion annually and also costs the United States approximately 750,000 jobs. The International Chamber of Commerce puts the global fiscal loss at more than 600 billion a year.Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost offers both a fascinating journey into the underside of the Information Age, geopolitics, and global economy, shedding new light on corporate hacking, industrial espionage, counte
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (378 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781281273369
9786611273361
9780080558806