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Trade Secrets and Cybersecurity Breaches

Author : Michael Ettredge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Trade Secrets and Cybersecurity Breaches written by Michael Ettredge and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We study the association between firms' disclosures in Forms 10-K of the existence of trade secrets, and cyber theft of corporate data (which we refer to as “Breaches”). Prior academic research explaining occurrence of Breaches is scarce, and no prior study has focused specifically on Breaches that likely target trade secrets. We provide such evidence, and our use of Form 10-K contents related to trade secrets is a first step toward determining whether corporations actually attract Breach activity through their public disclosures. We find that firms mentioning the existence of trade secrets have a significantly higher subsequent probability of being Breached relative to firms that do not do so. Our results are stronger among younger firms, firms with fewer employees, and firms operating in less concentrated industries. By conducting a battery of additional tests, we attempt to go beyond merely establishing correlations to provide evidence whether such proprietary information can actually attract cyberattacks. Specifically, our results are robust to additional control variables, an instrumental variable approach, firm fixed effects, and a propensity score matching technique.

Securing Intellectual Property

Author : Information Information Security
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0080941419
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Securing Intellectual Property written by Information Information Security and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most employeers are astounded at how easily and quickly their proprietary information can get out of their control. In a large number of cases, theft of trade secrets often involves employees leaving a company to start their own business or work for a direct competitor.Nearly all books that address the topic of trade secrets have the “spy vs. spy perspective. The author approaches the topic from a practical business perspective and not simply creating “paranoia for paranoia’s sake. The material for this book comes from the author’s extensive work experience as a computer forensics consultant and manager on numerous theft of trade secrets cases. No-nonsense solutions to the most common intellectual property problems facing security managers, computer security professionals, corporate legal counsel, and human resource managers Sample agreements and forms that address specific business needs Coverage of threats ranging from physical security lapses to hackers to social engineering

Harboring Data

Author : Andrea M. Matwyshyn
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804772592
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Harboring Data written by Andrea M. Matwyshyn and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As identity theft and corporate data vulnerability continue to escalate, corporations must protect both the valuable consumer data they collect and their own intangible assets. Both Congress and the states have passed laws to improve practices, but the rate of data loss persists unabated and companies remain slow to invest in information security. Engaged in a bottom-up investigation, Harboring Data reveals the emergent nature of data leakage and vulnerability, as well as some of the areas where our current regulatory frameworks fall short. With insights from leading academics, information security professionals, and other area experts, this original work explores the business, legal, and social dynamics behind corporate information leakage and data breaches. The authors reveal common mistakes companies make, which breaches go unreported despite notification statutes, and surprising weaknesses in the federal laws that regulate financial data privacy, children's data collection, and health data privacy. This forward-looking book will be vital to meeting the increasing information security concerns that new data-intensive business models will have.

Trade Secret Hacking, Online Data Breaches, and China's Cyberthreats

Author : Peter K. Yu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Trade Secret Hacking, Online Data Breaches, and China's Cyberthreats written by Peter K. Yu and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online hacking from China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and other parts of the world has caught the attention of U.S. policymakers, commentators, and the American public. For example, the discussion of the systematic attacks launched by potentially government-sponsored Chinese hackers reinforces the view that China is using all means necessary to compete against the United States. Most recently, the unprecedented cyberattack on Sony's movie studio also delayed and scaled back the nationwide theatrical release of the film The Interview. This attack led President Obama to call for greater cooperation between the government and the private sector to protect cybersecurity and the country's critical infrastructure. Commissioned by the Cardozo Law Review for the symposium on "Data Breaches: Moving Forward, Practically," this article closely examines the ongoing debate on China's sustained effort in using online hacking and other intrusive techniques to steal trade secrets and proprietary data from U.S. businesses. The article begins by outlining the five common narratives that have thus far been advanced to recount this widely criticized effort. Sensing the narratives' negative overtones, the article follows up by offering five modest suggestions on how a more positive debate can be constructed to help identify ways to reduce online hacking and data breaches as well as to enhance the protection of trade secrets and proprietary data.

Trade Secret Theft, Industrial Espionage, and the China Threat

Author : Carl Roper
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040082610
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Trade Secret Theft, Industrial Espionage, and the China Threat written by Carl Roper and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of economic espionage as practiced by a range of nations from around the world focusing on the mass scale in which information is being taken for China's growth and development. It supplies an understanding of how the economy of a nation can prosper or suffer, depending on whether that nation is protecting its intellectual property, or whether it is stealing such property for its own use. The text concludes by outlining specific measures that corporations and their employees can practice to protect information and assets, both at home and abroad.

Cybersecurity For Beginners

Author : Yuri a Bogachev
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781674234045
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Cybersecurity For Beginners written by Yuri a Bogachev and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to protect yourself and your family from the increasing risk of cyber-attacks, then keep reading. Cybersecurity for Beginners: Discover the Trade's Secret Attack Strategies And Learn Essential Prevention And Damage Control Mechanism will be the book you'll want to read to understand why cybersecurity is so important, and how it's impacting everyone who uses the Internet in 2019 and beyond. Each day, cybercriminals look for ways to hack into the systems and networks of major corporations and organizations-financial institutions, our educational systems, healthcare facilities and more. Already, it has cost billions of dollars in losses worldwide. This is only the tip of the iceberg in cybercrime. Needless to mention that individuals are terrorized by someone hacking into their computer, stealing personal and sensitive information, opening bank accounts and purchasing with their credit card numbers. Identity theft and financial losses are what a victim suffers from a cyber-attack. Cybercrimes are a threat to our well-being and as dangerous as someone literally breaking into your home. Yet, there are millions of Americans who continue to remain uninformed or complacent about how they should protect themselves. Cybersecurity for Beginners closes the knowledge gap by using real-life examples to educate readers. This book is a straightforward guide to keep you, your family and your business safe. Learn how cybercriminals operate, which secret methods they use, what they look for in vulnerabilities, and learn how to avoid being their next victim. To give you an idea of what the costs of cybercrime are: 2016-In one of the largest breaches of all time, 3 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked 2017-The U.S. is the most attacked country with 303 known large-scale attacks over the last three years2018-The hacking of "My Fitness Pal," affecting 150 million users2019-Businesses fall victim every 14 seconds to a ransomware attack causing its damage costs to increase to $11.5 billion by end of the year 2019. Cybersecurity for Beginners tells you: How to avoid getting locked out of your own systems Learn how you can identify weak points in your security defense setup Socking insights how you get infected on a legitimate website even when you don't click on anything How to prevent snooping from third parties in your private communications The one key technology to look out for that will disrupt the world of cybersecurity The most important facts and figures to be up on cybersecurity in 2019 9 powerful resources to track global cybercrime activities in real-time What the future of cybersecurity holds and how legislation worldwide will address consumer privacy And much more. This book will help you to become more vigilant and protective of your devices and networks even if you're an absolute beginner in the world of digital security. So, if you want to protect yourself and your family in the event of a cyberattack, then click the "add to cart" now!

Economic Espionage and Trade Secret Theft

Author : Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532792007
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Economic Espionage and Trade Secret Theft written by Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American companies are renowned as being the most innovative in the world. Companies of every size and in every industry, from manufacturing to software to biotechnology to aerospace, own large portfolios of legally protected trade secrets they have developed and innovated. The theft of these secrets can lead to devastating consequences. The risk of trade secret theft has been around as long as there have been secrets to protect, but the methods used to steal trade secrets have become more sophisticated. Today, a criminal can steal all of the trade secrets a company owns from thousands of miles away. Many cyber attacks are the work of foreign governments. China and other nations now routinely steal from American businesses and give the secrets to their own companies. Companies now must confront the reality that they are being attacked on a daily basis by cyber criminals who are determined to steal their intellectual property. Attorney General Holder has observed, there are two kinds of companies in America: Those that have been hacked and those that do not know that they have been hacked.

U.S. Trade Secrets

Author : Janet C. Baker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626185449
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Trade Secrets written by Janet C. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging trends indicate that the pace of economic espionage and trade secret theft against U.S. corporations is accelerating. There appears to be multiple vectors of attack for persons and governments seeking to steal trade secrets. Foreign competitors of U.S. corporations, some with ties to foreign governments, have increased their efforts to steal trade secret information through the recruitment of current or former employees. Additionally, there are indications that U.S. companies, law firms, academia, and financial institutions are experiencing cyber intrusion activity against electronic repositories containing trade secret information. Trade secret theft threatens American businesses, undermines national security, and places the security of the U.S. economy in jeopardy. These acts also diminish U.S. export prospects around the globe and put American jobs at risk. This book examines trade theft mitigation strategies with a focus on foreign spies and economic espionage

Secrets

Author : James Pooley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996391016
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Secrets written by James Pooley and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET IN THIS HYPERCONNECTED WORLD? Information is the business asset of the 21st century. So our impulse may be to guard it. Yet in a flat global economy, we have to share it-not just with employees but also partners, vendors, customers and consultants. Here's the risk: secrets falling into the wrong hands can destroy a project, or even bring down a company. And the same technology that enables seamless communication also makes data theft easy, cheap and hard to detect. So what can managers and business owners do to protect and exploit their competitive advantage, maintain productive relationships, and avoid lawsuits? In Secrets you will find the answers, discovering how to: Identify and reduce your risk of information loss Deal with employees leaving to join or start a competitor Manage your data on the Internet and in the Cloud Build an information protection program with best practices Respond when you find a breach of confidentiality Trade secrets expert James Pooley has written a "must have" resource for executives and managers, knowledge workers, consultants, security professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, lawyers and accountants-anyone and everyone who works with information. "Jim Pooley has spotted one of the great ironies of modern business: In an age of transparency and 'open innovation, ' the value of secrets has skyrocketed. And so has their vulnerability. - Stan McCoy, former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative "Pooley makes the reader feel every creak of the tightrope innovators must walk between trusting sensitive information with others yet also taking smart precautions against lawsuits, leaks, and outright theft." - Louis Foreman, creator of Emmy Award-winning PBS series "Everyday Edisons" and author of "The Independent Inventor's Handbook" "The book is a dose of reality to those in denial about the real and pervasive dangers of the world we live in." - Federico Faggin, co-inventor of the microprocessor "With patent protections in America shrinking steadily, more and more companies and their lawyers will have to turn to trade secrets, and this guide will illuminate the way for all." - Hon. Paul Michel, Chief Judge (ret.), Federal Circuit Court of Appeals James Pooley has been a Silicon Valley lawyer, leader, manager, diplomat, professor and writer. From 2009 to 2014 he was Deputy Director General for Innovation and Technology at the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of the United Nations, where he ran the international patent system.

RATs, TRAPs, and Trade Secrets

Author : Elizabeth A. Rowe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book RATs, TRAPs, and Trade Secrets written by Elizabeth A. Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology has facilitated both the amount of trade secrets that are now stored electronically, and the rise of cyber intrusions. Together, this has created a storm perfectly ripe for economic espionage. Cyber misappropriation from American companies is a growing concern. Cases involving unknown or anonymous offenders who may not be in the United States and who steal trade secrets using remote access tools (RATs) are especially problematic. What makes the problem urgent, elusive, and significant is that we do not appear to have any effective judicial or legislative tools with which to address it. This Article is the first to address and place trade secret misappropriation within the larger backdrop of cyber security.The Article makes several novel contributions as it takes on this dilemma. First, it argues that systemic issues related to technology will continue to make legislative and judicial solutions suboptimal for cyber misappropriation. Second, it explores how the rhetoric of war has infiltrated the national discourse on cyber security and economic espionage, and draws comparisons to the War on Drugs from the 1980s. It then discusses the implications that this narrative might have on how companies view their obligation to protect trade secrets and other confidential information. Third, while considering the technological and human factors underlying cyber misappropriation, the Article introduces and coins the acronym TRAP for “technologically responsive active protection” to serve as a guiding principle to further refine the reasonable efforts requirement for the protection of trade secrets. It provides a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis into how a self-help and self-defense approach might allow companies to re-conceptualize their roles as part of their efforts to secure their trade secrets, and critically examines controversial active defense counterstrike techniques, such as hacking back, and their legal implications.

U. S. Trade Secrets

Author : Janet C. Baker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626185456
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book U. S. Trade Secrets written by Janet C. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging trends indicate that the pace of economic espionage and trade secret theft against U.S. corporations is accelerating. There appears to be multiple vectors of attack for persons and governments seeking to steal trade secrets. Foreign competitors of U.S. corporations, some with ties to foreign governments, have increased their efforts to steal trade secret information through the recruitment of current or former employees. Additionally, there are indications that U.S. companies, law firms, academia, and financial institutions are experiencing cyber intrusion activity against electronic repositories containing trade secret information. Trade secret theft threatens American businesses, undermines national security, and places the security of the U.S. economy in jeopardy. These acts also diminish U.S. export prospects around the globe and put American jobs at risk. This book examines trade theft mitigation strategies with a focus on foreign spies and economic espionage.

Effective Model-Based Systems Engineering

Author : John M. Borky
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319956698
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Effective Model-Based Systems Engineering written by John M. Borky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-08 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents a proven, mature Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodology that has delivered success in a wide range of system and enterprise programs. The authors introduce MBSE as the state of the practice in the vital Systems Engineering discipline that manages complexity and integrates technologies and design approaches to achieve effective, affordable, and balanced system solutions to the needs of a customer organization and its personnel. The book begins with a summary of the background and nature of MBSE. It summarizes the theory behind Object-Oriented Design applied to complex system architectures. It then walks through the phases of the MBSE methodology, using system examples to illustrate key points. Subsequent chapters broaden the application of MBSE in Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA), real-time systems, cybersecurity, networked enterprises, system simulations, and prototyping. The vital subject of system and architecture governance completes the discussion. The book features exercises at the end of each chapter intended to help readers/students focus on key points, as well as extensive appendices that furnish additional detail in particular areas. The self-contained text is ideal for students in a range of courses in systems architecture and MBSE as well as for practitioners seeking a highly practical presentation of MBSE principles and techniques.

Secrets and Lies

Author : Bruce Schneier
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119092434
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Secrets and Lies written by Bruce Schneier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anniversary edition which has stood the test of time as a runaway best-seller provides a practical, straight-forward guide to achieving security throughout computer networks. No theory, no math, no fiction of what should be working but isn't, just the facts. Known as the master of cryptography, Schneier uses his extensive field experience with his own clients to dispel the myths that often mislead IT managers as they try to build secure systems. A much-touted section: Schneier's tutorial on just what cryptography (a subset of computer security) can and cannot do for them, has received far-reaching praise from both the technical and business community. Praise for Secrets and Lies "This is a business issue, not a technical one, and executives can no longer leave such decisions to techies. That's why Secrets and Lies belongs in every manager's library."-Business Week "Startlingly lively....a jewel box of little surprises you can actually use."-Fortune "Secrets is a comprehensive, well-written work on a topic few business leaders can afford to neglect."-Business 2.0 "Instead of talking algorithms to geeky programmers, [Schneier] offers a primer in practical computer security aimed at those shopping, communicating or doing business online-almost everyone, in other words."-The Economist "Schneier...peppers the book with lively anecdotes and aphorisms, making it unusually accessible."-Los Angeles Times With a new and compelling Introduction by the author, this premium edition will become a keepsake for security enthusiasts of every stripe.

Cyber Security Behavioural Intentions for Trade Secret Protection

Author : Mazin M. Al Zaidi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Cyber Security Behavioural Intentions for Trade Secret Protection written by Mazin M. Al Zaidi and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309303214
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We depend on information and information technology (IT) to make many of our day-to-day tasks easier and more convenient. Computers play key roles in transportation, health care, banking, and energy. Businesses use IT for payroll and accounting, inventory and sales, and research and development. Modern military forces use weapons that are increasingly coordinated through computer-based networks. Cybersecurity is vital to protecting all of these functions. Cyberspace is vulnerable to a broad spectrum of hackers, criminals, terrorists, and state actors. Working in cyberspace, these malevolent actors can steal money, intellectual property, or classified information; impersonate law-abiding parties for their own purposes; damage important data; or deny the availability of normally accessible services. Cybersecurity issues arise because of three factors taken together - the presence of malevolent actors in cyberspace, societal reliance on IT for many important functions, and the presence of vulnerabilities in IT systems. What steps can policy makers take to protect our government, businesses, and the public from those would take advantage of system vulnerabilities? At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy offers a wealth of information on practical measures, technical and nontechnical challenges, and potential policy responses. According to this report, cybersecurity is a never-ending battle; threats will evolve as adversaries adopt new tools and techniques to compromise security. Cybersecurity is therefore an ongoing process that needs to evolve as new threats are identified. At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy is a call for action to make cybersecurity a public safety priority. For a number of years, the cybersecurity issue has received increasing public attention; however, most policy focus has been on the short-term costs of improving systems. In its explanation of the fundamentals of cybersecurity and the discussion of potential policy responses, this book will be a resource for policy makers, cybersecurity and IT professionals, and anyone who wants to understand threats to cyberspace.

School Boy's Tricks

Author : David S. Levine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book School Boy's Tricks written by David S. Levine and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article discusses trade secrecy's "reasonable efforts" standard as applied in the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and more broadly in the context of cybersecurity. Moreover, it identifies a panic condition in law creation that often results in poorly-vetted law. It argues that the United States should reconsider whether it wants to treat today's sophisticated foreign cyberespionage the same way as we have treated yesterday's "school boy's trick." Due to the fact that trade secrets cease to exist once they are publicly disclosed, it is better that trade secret information never be wrongful acquired, disclosed, or used in the first place. Therefore, U.S. industry would do well to focus its efforts on improved cybersecurity to prevent or contain trade secret losses, rather than litigation around the damage arising from its loss.

The Scale and Impact of Industrial Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets Through Cyber

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789279773556
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Scale and Impact of Industrial Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets Through Cyber written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past decade has seen rapid development in the field of information technology and a digital revolution that has provided unprecedented benefits to the European society and economy, facilitating trade and the provision of services, creating new opportunities for businesses and boosting productivity and economic gain. While a better-connected world offers new opportunities, there are also new risks. This study focusses on investigating the impact on European businesses and organisations of a specific type of cyber incident, namely cyber theft of trade secrets. Information represents a pivotal economic asset for businesses, which rely on confidentiality of data as a key for their industrial progress, crucial for the development of their innovation process and their economic growth. The study is based on an extensive literature review complemented by stakeholder engagement, namely through an online survey, interviews with key stakeholders and a workshop organised in cooperation with the services of the European Commission (EC) in Brussels on 4th October 2018. Industrial espionage is a method employed throughout history. Europe is particularly vulnerable to this threat. Because of its first class industrial and academic research and development (R&D), Europe attracts interest from emerging countries and competitors. The Tilburg University confirmed this trend in 2015, estimating that "20% of European companies suffered a breach".1 The study demonstrates that European businesses are particularly exposed to this kind of threat, because of their advanced know-how and production development. In fact, national businesses in Italy (36%), France (24%), Germany (20%) and The Netherlands (17%) topped the list as the Europeans who fear cyber espionage the most.2 Among these countries, the analysis reveals that German companies are most affected with 17% of them declaring sensitive data stolen between 2015 and 2017. Sectors with distinctive industrial expertise are targeted more often, such as luxury manufacturing in Italy or finance in the UK. At European Union (EU) level, manufacturing, information and communication technologies, finance, health and medical technologies are the most impacted sectors, demonstrating that cyber-misappropriation of trade secrets focuses on strategic economic production. As 26 billion personal devices, business and industrial equipment are about to become seamlessly connected in Industry 4.0, the "surface" available for competitors is amplifying, encouraging the multiplication of means and techniques for the fulfillment of cyber intrusions. There was great consensus among stakeholders interviewed and surveyed on the fact that cyber theft of trade secrets represents a concrete and growing threat for all types and sizes of companies and organisations holding confidential information. Businesses across the EU are constantly cyber-attacked and the cyber threat of trade secrets continues to grow. Stakeholders were of the view that one of the main issues is the lack of accurate and exhaustive data on the issue. The real extent of the problem might therefore be much larger than what it is currently perceived.