Really interesting stuff here from Conde Nast Portfolio (great magazine, even better website) on the movement of government spooks into the private sector. This article is an absolute must read.

Included in the piece is big coverage of the recent shenanigans at Wal-Mart along with name-checks of spy-heavy investigative outfits like Diligence LLC, GlobalOptions, Trident Group, Kroll and Business Intelligence Advisors.

You'll see reference to many of the recent scandals that have been attached to these names (and covered in this space - click the tags below for past Daily Caveat coverage). You'll also get a bit of history on how spooks came to find their way into the private sector.

Again, highly, highly recommended reading...

Labels: BIA, CondeNast Portfolio, corporate espionage, Diligence LLC, GlobalOptions, Kroll, Trident Group

Interesting article here from Business Week concerning Trident Group, a Virginia based corporate investigative firm that focuses on aiding U.S. companies in their business dealings in the former Soviet Union (due diligenc, intellectual property protection, litigation support). Trident Group also has an office in Moscow and both of its locations, as BusinessWeek giddily reports, are stocked with ex-KGB agents. Primarily focuses on the story of Trident President, Yuri A. Koshkin, the article also touches on the broader story of the intelligence community's accelerated move into corporate the corporate sphere. Recommended reading.

-- MDT

Labels: Former Soviet Union, KGB, Prescience, Trident Group