GEOPOLITICS26 May 2026· 16 min
Defensive Economic Intelligence: A Playbook for Protecting Strategic Assets
Nation-states and corporations lose an estimated $600B annually to economic espionage. This premium guide delivers a battle-tested methodology, quantified threat models, and prioritized countermeasures to harden your most critical assets against sophisticated adversaries.
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[2]Mandiant M-Trends 2024 Report — Google Cloud / Mandiant Threat Intelligence
[3]IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 — IBM Security / Ponemon Institute
[4]EUIPO Report on IP Infringement Economic Impact 2023 — European Union Intellectual Property Office
[5]CISA/NSA Joint Advisory: Volt Typhoon Pre-Positioning Campaign 2024 — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
[6]Sonatype State of the Software Supply Chain 2023 — Sonatype Research
[7]Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2024 — Verizon Business
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[9]Ponemon Institute: 2023 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report — Ponemon Institute / DTEX Systems
[10]NIST Special Publication 800-53 Rev. 5: Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems — National Institute of Standards and Technology