Competitive Intelligencea Industrial Espionage: a National Security Perspective

Öz

Nowadays, companies and nations are being targeted more than ever illegally by actors trying to obtain new technologies, information, and innovations. Companies operating in coordination with governments, particularly in the fields of high technology, military applications, and biotechnology, are particularly attractive targets for industrial espionage because they possess many valuable trade secrets and the latest technologies. These assets can be worth billions of dollars to opponents, and their theft can provide a significant military and economic advantage to rival or enemy states. Therefore, the targeting of confidential business details and technical information by some states or nonstate actors is considered by states within the scope of national security. In particular, countering such industrial espionage activities, rather than competitive intelligence, is included in the scope of counterespionage in intelligence organizations. This study aimed to examine the scope of industrial espionage in depth, reveal the multifaceted dimensions of these activities, and explore the strategies of intelligence organizations and companies to detect and prevent this through examples. In addition, this study explores the complex interaction between industrial espionage and competitive intelligence with economic and national security concerns and sheds light on the delicate balance that intelligence organizations and companies should establish to decouple from industrial espionage.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Competitive Intelligence
• Industrial Espionage
• National Security
• Economic Security
• Intelligence Organizations
• Russia
• China

Rekabet İstihbaratı ve Endüstriyel Casusluk: Ulusal Güvenlik Perspektifinden Bir Değerlendirme

Öz

Günümüzde işletmeler ve uluslar, yeni teknolojiler, bilgiler ve yenilikler elde etmeye çalışan aktörler tarafından yasa dışı yöntemlerle her zamankinden daha fazla hedef alınmaktadırlar. Özellikle yüksek teknoloji, askeri uygulamalar ve biyoteknoloji alanında, devletler ile koordineli şekilde faaliyet gösteren işletmeler çok sayıda değerli ticari sırlara ve en son teknolojilere sahip olmaları nedeniyle endüstriyel casusluk için özellikle çekici bir hedeftir. Bu varlıklar, rakipler için milyarlarca dolar değerinde olabilir ve bunların çalınması rakip/düşman devletlere önemli bir askeri ya da ekonomik avantaj sağlayabilir. Bu nedenle bazı devletlerin ya da devlet dışı aktörlerin, gizli iş ayrıntılarını ve teknik bilgileri hedef alması, devletler tarafından ulusal güvenlik kapsamında değerlendirilmekte ve rekabet istihbaratından daha çok özellikle bu tür endüstriyel casusluk faaliyetlerine karşı koyma, istihbarat örgütlerinde “kontrespiyonaj” kapsamına alınmaktadır. Bu çalışma, öncelikle endüstriyel casusluğun kapsamını derinlemesine inceleyerek bu faaliyetlerin çok yönlü boyutlarını ortaya çıkarmayı ve bunun tespiti ve önlenmesine yönelik istihbarat örgütleri ile işletmelerin stratejilerini örnekler üzerinden keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca çalışma, endüstriyel casusluk ve rekabet istihbaratının, ekonomik ve ulusal güvenlik kaygıları ile arasındaki karmaşık etkileşimi araştırmakta ve endüstriyel casusluğa karşı, istihbarat örgütleri ile işletmelerin kurması gereken hassas dengeye ışık tutmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rekabet İstihbaratı
• Endüstriyel Casusluk
• Ulusal Güvenlik
• Ekonomik Güvenlik
• İstihbarat Örgütleri
• Rusya
• Çin

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