GEOPOLITICS27 May 2026· 16 min

Defensive Economic Intelligence: A Systematic Framework for Protecting Strategic Assets

Industrial espionage costs the global economy $600B+ annually. This premium guide delivers a battle-tested, 5-layer defensive intelligence framework with explicit methodology, measurable KPIs, and case studies from semiconductor, pharma, and defense sectors.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]FBI Economic Espionage Program — Annual Report 2023, U.S. Department of Justice

[2]ENISA Threat Landscape 2023 — Economic Espionage and IP Theft, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity

[3]Ponemon Institute — 2023 Cost of Insider Threats: Global Report

[4]IBM Security — Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023

[5]ODNI — Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community 2024, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

[6]PwC — Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2023

[7]Carnegie Mellon CERT Division — Common Sense Guide to Mitigating Insider Threats, 7th Edition 2023

[8]Verizon — 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)

[9]NCSC (UK) — Protecting Your Intellectual Property from State Threats, 2023 Edition

[10]Gartner — Security Awareness Training Market Guide 2023