Case Study: Scouting for Talent

11. April 2008Recruiting, Corporate Info, Competitive Analysisadmin0 comments

Most business’s are about the people, and the difference between a super-star and a dud can be your entire profit margin.

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Penetration Toolkits

11. April 2008Security, Penetration Testingadmin0 comments

Organizing your toolkit and making sure it can be replicated and brought to bear at a moment’s notice is critical.

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Tripping the Rift

11. April 2008Risk Analysis, Business Planningeoconnor0 comments

Sometimes security is about being more aggressive than the other guy.

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Ethical Snooping 101

5. January 2008Business Planning, Recruiting, Sales/Marketing Strategy, Competitive Analysisfdraw1 comment

Dumpster diving?  Get real.  Rummaging through dumpsters for competitive intelligence is not the answer. Ethical snooping is possible, and starts with journalistic and scientific techniques. CI is an ethical and legal multistep process that ultimately makes you a dominant player or breaks you - and it’s all in the data.

The field of competitive intelligence is extremely data driven and as such requires being able to move through vast amounts of data that is continually being updated.  Moreover, competitive intelligence data must be aggregated, vetted, analyzed and ultimately distilled into an actionable form for what is very likely a fast moving target.

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