Corporate Security Intelligence and Strategic Decision Making

Introduction and Acknowledgments

Despite a long history, the art and science of corporate security has long been a neglected topic, and the study of intelligence within this setting remains even more so. However, this trend is changing. The increasing size, scale, and sophistication of corporate activities on the world stage—coupled with increasing legislative attention—is driving an increasing focus on this topic area, and the traditional gap between “business” (which makes money) and “security” (a corporate cost center) is markedly narrowing.

It is perhaps hardly surprising that this topic should not traditionally have received the attention it deserves. After all, the wider issue of intelligence in the national security context, which has ...