Councils
Where Expertise Meets Action.
INSA’s policy councils and subcommittees bring together professionals from government, industry, and academia to address the intelligence and national security community’s most pressing challenges. Councils do not just talk about issues; they help shape them.
As a member, councils offer:
- Opportunities to shape policies that strengthen the IC's effectiveness and efficiency
- Thought leadership through white papers, op-eds, podcasts, and panel discussions
- Collaboration with peers and government partners in trusted, solution-focused forums
- Access to government and academic leaders who share challenges, priorities, and opportunities for collaboration
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Council service ensures that INSA members play an active part in advancing policy ideas and solutions that support the U.S. intelligence and national security mission.
Thought Leadership
White Papers & Op-Eds
New Paper Tackles Insider Threats and Commercial Espionage
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has released a new white paper, Insider Threats and Commercial Espionage: Economic and National Security Impacts that provides an overview of the threat posed by economic espionage and the role of trusted inside actors in stealing sensitive material for the benefit of foreign competitors.
Developed by INSA's Insider Threat Subcommittee, the paper finds that intellectual property (IP) theft costs the United States between one and three percent of its $21 trillion annual GDP. And since many advanced technologies have military and intelligence applications, the theft of this IP can have significant implications for U.S. national security.
Of note, the paper suggests that "by better understanding why trusted insiders steal economic and commercial information, government officials and industry executives can develop strategies to mitigate and prevent economic espionage and its detrimental effects on the United States."
Key recommendations include:
- Expanded government outreach to corporate and academic leaders, particularly at smaller institutions, regarding foreign adversaries’ targets and methodologies
- Intensified efforts by companies and universities to instill a culture of security in their organizations
- Government programs to help companies and universities—particularly ones that conduct government-sponsored research and development—evaluate their security postures and establish comprehensive insider threat programs
Podcasts
New Paper Tackles Insider Threats and Commercial Espionage
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has released a new white paper, Insider Threats and Commercial Espionage: Economic and National Security Impacts that provides an overview of the threat posed by economic espionage and the role of trusted inside actors in stealing sensitive material for the benefit of foreign competitors.
Developed by INSA's Insider Threat Subcommittee, the paper finds that intellectual property (IP) theft costs the United States between one and three percent of its $21 trillion annual GDP. And since many advanced technologies have military and intelligence applications, the theft of this IP can have significant implications for U.S. national security.
Of note, the paper suggests that "by better understanding why trusted insiders steal economic and commercial information, government officials and industry executives can develop strategies to mitigate and prevent economic espionage and its detrimental effects on the United States."
Key recommendations include:
- Expanded government outreach to corporate and academic leaders, particularly at smaller institutions, regarding foreign adversaries’ targets and methodologies
- Intensified efforts by companies and universities to instill a culture of security in their organizations
- Government programs to help companies and universities—particularly ones that conduct government-sponsored research and development—evaluate their security postures and establish comprehensive insider threat programs
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