Industrial counter-espionage: protect what makes you valuable

Where do leaks come from?

• IT intrusion: data theft by an external attacker, often through phishing.
• Insider threat: an employee or contractor who copies files before leaving.
• Devices and media: USB drive, lost laptop, unencrypted phone.
• Online services: unintended public sharing, poorly protected cloud accounts.
• Social engineering: a fake supplier or candidate who obtains information by talking.

Our approach

1. 1

   Identify sensitive assets

   Which information is worth the most? Where is it and who accesses it?

2. 2

   Reduce exposure

   Minimal access rights, encryption, segmentation.

3. 3

   Detect

   Logging, alerts on unusual access and copies.

4. 4

   Prepare departures

   Exit procedure: removing access, returning equipment.

5. 5

   Raise awareness

   Train teams on suspicious requests.

Concrete technical measures

• Encryption

  Laptop disks, backups and sensitive communications.

• Access control

  Least privilege, two-factor authentication, regular rights review.

• Log monitoring

  Spotting mass downloads, off-hours logins, dormant accounts.

• Media management

  Policy on USB drives and personal devices.

Industrial counter-espionage rests on a healthy base: start with a security audit and good data protection.