The Poisoning of Col. Sergei Skripal: Russian Retribution?

Let there be no doubt, the Russian intelligence establishment and leadership have long memories and perhaps even longer arms with which to mete out retribution. The events of March 4 saw Sergei Skripal, a former colonel with the GRU (Russian military i… Continue reading The Poisoning of Col. Sergei Skripal: Russian Retribution?

Global Corruption Index: Keep Your Nose Clean Doing Business Abroad

There is corruption in this world we share. This is not exactly a startling statement, yet it’s one that seems to surprise both seasoned and novice entrepreneurs on a regular basis. For many years, Transparency International has been publishing i… Continue reading Global Corruption Index: Keep Your Nose Clean Doing Business Abroad

Facebook’s Ad Confirmation Process Won’t Stop the Russians

Without a doubt, if you are on the advertising services side of the Facebook house you’ve been sitting in a kitchen with the oven on broil and all four burners on high—the kitchen is hot. The social network is being viewed by many as culpable in allowi… Continue reading Facebook’s Ad Confirmation Process Won’t Stop the Russians

Voting Machines in ‘Murica

We are less than nine months away from the 2018 national midterm elections and states and local municipalities are still scrambling to understand the threat to their infrastructure and to have in place the most secure voting methodologies. What is know… Continue reading Voting Machines in ‘Murica

USG Increases Global Intellectual Property Protection Efforts

There is no denying the intellectual property (IP) of U.S. companies is flying out of the country. It doesn’t matter the sector; if your IP is of use to another, there is a likelihood that someone somewhere is targeting it. Recognizing this is a … Continue reading USG Increases Global Intellectual Property Protection Efforts

USG Increases Global Intellectual Property Protection Efforts

There is no denying the intellectual property (IP) of U.S. companies is flying out of the country. It doesn’t matter the sector; if your IP is of use to another, there is a likelihood that someone somewhere is targeting it. Recognizing this is a … Continue reading USG Increases Global Intellectual Property Protection Efforts

Best of 2018: Project Lakhta: Russian Meddling Gets Russians Indicted

As we close out 2018, we at Security Boulevard wanted to highlight the five most popular articles of the year. Following is the third in our weeklong series of the Best of 2018. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Feb.16 that a Federal gran… Continue reading Best of 2018: Project Lakhta: Russian Meddling Gets Russians Indicted

Uber Settles IP Suit with Waymo for $245 Million

The Waymo intellectual property theft suit against Uber came to a screeching halt last week, just days into the jury trial to determine whether Uber had stolen Waymo’s technology. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expressed his “regret” for what h… Continue reading Uber Settles IP Suit with Waymo for $245 Million

Micron’s IP was Stolen and The Company Wants It Back

In a sequence of events we don’t see with regularity, a U.S. company’s intellectual property (IP) is being protected by the laws and courts of another country. This is exactly what Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology is experiencing in Taiwan, Republi… Continue reading Micron’s IP was Stolen and The Company Wants It Back

China Gifts the African Union a 21st Century Trojan Horse

China’s intelligence community demonstrated its appetite for high-risk espionage operations—and evidenced it had “cojones” at least as large as Chicago’s Millennium Park’s egg—when it built the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethi… Continue reading China Gifts the African Union a 21st Century Trojan Horse