GEOPOLITICS14 August 2026· 16 min

Defensive Economic Intelligence: A Systematic Framework for Protecting Strategic Assets

As economic espionage costs exceed $600B annually, organizations need a rigorous defensive intelligence framework. This premium analysis delivers a proven 5-layer methodology, three documented case studies with measurable outcomes, and prioritized strategic recommendations.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]U.S. Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property — IP Commission Report 2023 (ipcommission.org)

[2]IBM Security — Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 (ibm.com/security/data-breach)

[3]Ponemon Institute — 2023 Cost of Insider Threats Global Report (ponemon.org)

[4]U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) — Annual Threat Assessment 2023 (dni.gov/ncsc)

[5]RAND Corporation — Corporate Counterintelligence Program Effectiveness Study 2022 (rand.org)

[6]PricewaterhouseCoopers — Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2022 (pwc.com)

[7]CISA — Supply Chain Risk Management Essentials 2023 (cisa.gov)

[8]AFCEA — Economic Intelligence Protection in Defense Industry Organizations 2023 (afcea.org)

[9]European Parliament — Trade Secrets Directive 2016/943/EU Implementation Review (europarl.europa.eu)

[10]MITRE ATT&CK Framework — Enterprise Threat Matrix v14 (attack.mitre.org)