In last month’s column, we argued that the next generation of security leaders will be challenged more than previous leaders to run their function as a business; they will be expected to align with the organization and build value through security. As they work toward these goals, they will also be faced with new risks, some of which have the potential to escalate at a stunning pace.
During fiscal year 2010, efforts to reduce the trade in stolen intellectual property yielded 19,959 seizures, a 34 percent increase over 2009 numbers, said the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
U,S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport Port of Entry made 192 seizures of fake merchandise worth more than $2 million during a 78-day period beginning November 1, 2010, and ending January 17, 2011.