GEOPOLITICS10 July 2026· 18 min

Defensive Economic Intelligence: A Systematic Framework for Protecting Strategic Assets

As economic espionage costs exceed $600B annually, organizations must deploy structured defensive intelligence programs. This premium analysis provides a battle-tested methodology, quantified threat vectors, and actionable asset-protection playbooks drawn from real-world cases.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]FBI Economic Espionage Unit Annual Report 2024 — fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/economic-espionage

[2]IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 — ibm.com/reports/data-breach

[3]ENISA Threat Landscape 2023 — enisa.europa.eu/publications/enisa-threat-landscape-2023

[4]Ponemon Institute: 2023 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report — proofpoint.com/ponemon-insider-threat

[5]Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2024 — verizon.com/business/resources/reports/dbir

[6]NCSC (UK) Insider Threat Guidance and Industry Advisory 2022 — ncsc.gov.uk/collection/insider-risk

[7]Sonatype State of the Software Supply Chain 2023 — sonatype.com/state-of-the-software-supply-chain

[8]CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model v2.0, 2023 — cisa.gov/zero-trust-maturity-model

[9]IP Commission Report: The Theft of American Intellectual Property — ipcommission.org

[10]Gartner Market Guide for Security Threat Intelligence Products and Services 2023 — gartner.com