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Are Apple’s Patent Wars a Marketing Strategy?

Harvard Business Review

The opening statements by Apple’s lawyer, Harold McElhinny, alleging that “Samsung copied the iPhone” and that “Samsung went far beyond the world of competitive intelligence and crossed into the dark side” were translated in a multitude of languages and displayed next to pictures of Steve Jobs, one of the most charismatic CEOs of all time.

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Cyber Security in the Internet of Things

Harvard Business Review

The IoT will demand another round of risk management strategy review, new network security evaluation tools, and business model revisions. What''s more, as systems built by different OEMs interact, there is infighting among them as to what constitutes sensitive or competitive intelligence.