Cybersecurity

Most companies focus on protecting data located in more "dangerous" areas, such as China. But this leaves other places where information is stored vulnerable to espionage.

As it seeks to counter U.S. interests in Latin America, Russia is turning to an old playbook. But instead of arming Marxist groups with weapons, this time Moscow's arming anti-government protesters with rhetoric.

Riyadh's recruitment of insiders at Twitter to spy on dissidents proves corporations have to do a whole lot more than keep their cybersecurity up to date in thwarting hostile actors.

Thanks to technology, increasing Chinese and Russian aggression, and postmodernist thought, more state and private actors than ever have the means, motive and cover to steal sensitive data.

As the trade and tech wars bleed into human rights issues, there will be very little room for compromise ahead.

Everything has a price. And increasingly that includes world-class tools and capabilities on par with top intelligence agencies, changing how we understand and protect against corporate espionage threats.

The employees with access to companies' most important information are also often the most underpaid and overlooked, making them a prime target for those engaged in espionage.