UCP eLearning 18 hours Level 1 Counter Corporate Espionage

Counter Corporate Espionage

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

Corporate espionage is on the increase and counter measures need to be taken by businesses more now than during the Cold War. Any international organisation has the potential to be exposed to the risk of industrial espionage, and personnel need to be adequately prepared when traveling to high-risk regions where it may be encountered.

Industrial espionage includes theft of intellectual property and trade secrets, tender and contract negotiation material, theft of financial information, targeted corruption, and attempts to lure personnel into compromising situations for blackmail purposes.

Anyone wishing to enhance their Surveillance skills and keep them sharp, anyone wishing to get into the remit of security and investigations

The UCP 18 hours course also gives the learner the minimum requirements to step into the surveillance industry and be confident taking on surveillance contracts and tasks.

Course Information

This highly valuable course demonstrates just how vulnerable you, your employees and your intellectual property actually are while abroad, and the lengths to which competitors will go to undercut your organization. This course aims to help you protect yourself. A small sample of topics covered includes:

Economic vs. Industrial Espionage
Foreign Intelligence Collection Methods
Recognizing Elicitation and Recruit
Hotel and Transit Security
Communication Security (COMSEC)
Data Attack and Intrusion Methodologies
Surveillance Detection Techniques

Minimum Required Kit List

Laptop with Microsoft word and power point,
USB memory stick with 10 GB max
Pencil and pen, eraser

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Course Dates

anytime

Course Length

18 hours

Course Cost

£350

Assessments

Internally set and internally assessed Practical Tasks

Qualification

Award in CPD for Security, investigation, and Surveillance (counter espionage)

Skill Prerequisites None

Topics

Raise security awareness
Provide an understanding of the threats of industrial espionage
Provide an understanding of the methodologies that may be deployed by foreign intelligence services and hostile competitors
Provide an understanding of the measures that can be taken to reduce risk
Industrial espionage and the methodologies used – Understanding the methodologies used by foreign intelligence services and hostile competitors including undertaking surveillance and technical surveillance, covert elicitation and social engineering
Travelling under the radar – The principle of becoming the “grey person” to lower the likelihood of drawing attention of the authorities.
Counter and anti-surveillance – The methods that can be used to detect and to evade hostile surveillance.
Social media profiling – The use of the Internet and social media is a part of everyday life. The digital footprint left behind and the personal data made available online is often used by criminals or organisations with hostile intent to profile personnel looking for weaknesses they can exploit.
Undertaking threat assessments – Threat assessments are a key part of the process of identifying the potential risks that will vary country by country.
Counter espionage measures – Once the threats have been identified mitigating steps can be taken to minimise the risk of corporate espionage, and some simple, easy to follow measures can make a big difference.
Pre-deployment briefings – Ensuring personnel are fully briefed regarding the destination, its threats and contingency plans prior to deployment.