Security Measures for Market & Competitive Intelligence

Intelligence, counter intelligence, defense, risks and threats need to be detected and eliminated very early in any business activity that crosses systems and information boundaries in an ongoing fashion; especially the field of business intelligence in a broader sense is exposed to increased security threats.

The Market & Competitive Intelligence department should be in need of expertise in the field of security, especially in terms of systems being used and established and intelligence to be concealed and/or acquired.

In return it should be in the company’s utmost interest to avoid trouble the earliest. Moreover, role model behavior could also actively impact many colleagues and areas that will be using intelligence and from whom it is to be expected to support and carry the company’s security concerns and policies.

In order to succeed with the intelligence process and avoid serious security situations it is advisable to team up with the security office. A firmly established liaison between Market & Competitive Intelligence professionals and security officers for all levels of electronic and other security might be sufficient.