From the article: "German companies believe the US now poses almost as big a risk as China when it comes to industrial espionage and data theft, a survey has re

From the article: "German companies believe the US now poses almost as big a risk as China when it comes to industrial espionage and data theft, a survey has revealed. The startling finding of a survey of 400 companies conducted in mid-July underscores the shift in German public and business opinion caused by revelations about US surveillance activities. Some 26 per cent of German managers, IT and security professionals described the US as a high-risk place for industrial espionage and data theft, according to the survey commissioned by EY, the consultancy. This was second only to the 28 per cent of respondents who view China as a particularly high-risk country for industrial espionage. Russia was ranked third, with 12 per cent saying it posed a significant risk. When they were asked the same question two years ago only 6 per cent of German companies described the US as a high-risk centre for industrial espionage and data theft." Link to the German press release by EY (formerly Ernst & Young) announcing the findings: http://www.ey.com/DE/de/Newsroom/News-releases/20130802-Datenklau---Neue-Herausforderungen-fuer-deutsche-Unternehmen http://www.ey.com/DE/de/Newsroom/News-releases/20130802-Date...