In this era when the exploits of Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden dominate the headlines and are celebrated by many, and when stories on theft of top secret or competitive information have become everyday occurrences, it is only natural to ask: Can anything remain secret? Is there anything to be done?
While some of the biggest stories of the last year have implicated national security (Manning and Snowden), no businessperson can afford to fool themselves by presuming that business is immune from the same threats. In fact, for every incident involving national security leaks with political motives, competition or greed motivate even more thefts of intellectual property from private enterprise.
