Basics

In our last blog article on this subject we saw that there are different types of application – in terms of its legal aspect – of business intelligence, and that white – in other words lawfully available - sources of information are free to use. These sources take up 70-90% of all business information even in the cases of industrial espionage. This has several important implications for companies. Be aware of information leakage In many cases companies do not recognize the importance of filtering information flow. Small pieces of information, which seem not to be worth worrying about, could add [...]

In our last article on the subject, we talked about the threat of industrial espionage in general and how important it is for companies to protect sensitive information. Based on the “Recommendation on Business Intelligence and Fighting Industrial Espionage”, a report prepared by the Security Management Research Committee of BUTE, acquisition of the information may be categorized as follows: As we can see the categorization strongly differentiates between black, gray, and white business intelligence, based on the nature of how the information is obtained. While industrial spying is illegal and unethical, business intelligence (also many times referred to as competitive [...]