The spy who came to work. (industrial espionage)(includes related article on information security at Sun Microsystems)

Security Management, February, 1997 by Capps, Rusty

Industrial espionage is becoming a serious problem for Corporate America. Studies have demonstrated that insider threat is exposing companies to the risk of information theft. This threat comes from current and former employees with access to sensitive information and company facilities. Although the intentional mole is serious problem, the unwitting accomplice may be as harmful to the company. Security managers should develop strategies with both groups in mind.

The day began like any other at the Rubicon/Pacific Trading Group, where visitors were occasionally given tours of the plant that produced an inexpensive, efficient fertilizer. But plant managers became suspicious when, during the tour, three visiting South Koreans were caught dipping their ties into a lab sample...

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