International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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Computer Forensics And Investigating Corporate Espionage Prof. Mahesh Rajaram Kudalkar Assistant Professor, D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - Research studies the usefulness of computer
the phone in a boardroom, the ability of cell phones to record and broadcast can also be exploited, for example, monitoring a meeting remotely. Now a days different recording devices are also available in a variety of items including eyeglasses, pens and USB sticks.
forensics while investigating corporate espionage, With the help of past cases this research explains the need of Economic Espionage Act of 1996 and recommends the critical safety measures to be implemented in any organization to prevent the theft of trade secrets or intellectual property.
2 ORIGINS
Key Words: Computer Forensics, Espionage, Economic Espionage Act 1996, Digital Information, Theft, Commercial Secrets
The history of economic and industrial espionage is extensive. Some consider Father Francois Xavier from China, who revealed porcelain production techniques to Europe in 1712, to be the first and earliest instance of industrial espionage.
1.INTRODUCTION Every company in each business is vulnerable to the rising threat of corporate espionage and theft of proprietary secret. We work to protect our client’s intellectual property. Corporate espionage is on the rise globally, and businesses and nations are employing whatever moral or immoral tactics necessary to gain the information that will give them a competitive edge or financial advantage over the different competitive organizations and business.
Historically many cases have happened of industrial espionage between Britain and France. Credit to Britain's emergence as an "industrial creditor", the second decade of the 18th century recorded the emergence of a large-scale state sponsored effort to take British industrial technology to France. Witnesses confirmed both the persuade the trades persons abroad and the placing of apprentices in England. Protests by ironworkers and steelworkers against the export of skilled industrial workers.
Corporate espionage is the stealthy and illegal method of investigating competitors businesses and to gain a business advantage. A trade secret, such as a private product specification, a secret recipe, or a roadmap of corporate goals, could be the subject of a criminal investigation. Industrial spies frequently just gather any information that their company can use to its benefit.
English legislation aimed at preventing this method of economic and industrial espionage, although this did not prevent Samuel Slater from bringing British textile technology to the United States in 1789, to catch up with the new technology of the Britain, the government of US in the eightieth and nineteen centuries actively encouraged intellectual piracy.
An industrial spy could pose a threat from within the corporate organisation, for example if they were hired by the corporation with the express purpose of spying or a unhappy employee who sells information for personal gain or revenge. Social engineering techniques, such as persuading an employee into disclosing their passwords or credentials, are another way that spies may intrude.
3. TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE The term "industrial espionage" refers to a variety of methods, including: • Visiting a competitor's property without authorization in order to access their files.
Spies sometimes needs to physically breach the target organization's security and investigate the premises, when it is very hard to compromise a employee or obtain a information. In such cases, a spy might search for critical information in waste baskets or copy files from hard drives of unattended computers. now a days, the intrusion happens through the corporate network. The company's network is typically targeted via an attack that involves breaching the firewall to get initial network access, followed by the deployment of an advanced persistent threat (APT) or Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to continue data theft. If a hacker gains access to an employee's cell phone by leaving
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• Posing as a worker for a rival company to get corporate trade secrets and other confidential information. • Listening in on a rival. • Breaking into a rival's computers. • Launching a malware attack on a rival's website. But not every corporate espionage is dramatic. Much can be as simple as an employee transferring trade secrets from
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