by beanstalk | Mar 22, 2018 | Safeguarding Intangible Assets & IP
In light of the economic sanctions – tariffs imposed on China for theft of U.S. businesses intellectual property…I chose to re-read a paper titled ‘Rationale For Economic Espionage’. The paper, authored in 1999 by Merrill E. Whitney and James D....
by beanstalk | Mar 15, 2018 | Business Reputation Risk & Mitigation
I have never been a proponent for using FUD factors…to pitch security products or services. Admittedly, the temptation to do so, i.e., exploit fear, uncertainty, and doubt while pitching a prospective client-buyer through dramatized examples of risks to bolster...
by beanstalk | Mar 12, 2018 | Intangible Assets & Business
I have ‘presented’ intangible assets as an important and lucrative concept…to business decisions makers who are obliged to have familiarity, i.e., individuals, small groups, boards, or audiences I know only as acquaintances. For each, there are...
by beanstalk | Mar 7, 2018 | Safeguarding Intangible Assets & IP
What’s the world’s oldest profession?…well, it’s certainly not prostitution as many comedically suggest. Of course, the word ‘poaching’, in this post’s context…remains akin to the poaching engaged in medieval European contexts, wherein a ‘poacher’...
by beanstalk | Feb 26, 2018 | Business Reputation Risk & Mitigation
Why is it that more U.S. citizens are not exhibiting higher levels of anger and resentment…regarding the allegations that a Russian firm based in St. Petersburg, ala the Internet Research Agency, endeavored to manipulate the 2016 political campaign, presumably,...