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A former FBI agent says people in Silicon Valley with access to valuable technology should be alert to attempts to build trust or gather information. Mark Trott, now at Concentric Advisors, told Fox Business that suspicious messages or encounters at professional events should be raised with a company’s insider-risk programme.
Why it mattersTrott says the information sought could include strategic plans or research on advanced AI chips. That is general security advice, not evidence that any particular approach has been an espionage operation. The sensible line is awareness, not treating every awkward conference chat as a spy thriller.
Discuss: Should companies ask staff to report unusual professional approaches, or could that turn ordinary networking into a security suspicion?
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