In the current business environment organizations are under increased pressure to ensure that they are taking appropriate measures not only in creating value, but also in preserving value. This is required in order to adequately safeguard and defend the interests of their multiple stakeholders. It includes being able to successfully demonstrate that the organization has taken all reasonable steps to help ensure that there is an appropriate program in place to help achieve this objective.The book explores the concept of the value preservation imperative as representing an organization's obligation to its stakeholders to take adequate steps to help preserve value and help defend against value erosion, reduction, or destruction. Corporate defense is synonymous with value preservation and a corporate defense program represents an organization's collective program for self-defense, in order to help deliver long-term sustainable value to its stakeholders. The book addresses the umbrella term corporate defense as including an organization's ongoing efforts in addressing its governance, risk, compliance, intelligence, security, resilience, controls, and assurance requirements. Each of which is considered to be a critical corporate defense component. It considers the challenges of implementing a world class corporate defense program and looks at this concept from strategic, tactical, and operational perspectives. Finally the book looks at the business case for implementing an integrated corporate defense program and the value proposition of introducing a truly world class approach to addressing this value preservation imperative. Essential reading for every board director, C-Suite member, and senior corporate defense professional, this book focuses on 21st century corporate defense requirements. It is the first book to finally address the umbrella term corporate defense, and to explain how an integrated corporate defense program can help an organization to address both its value creation and its value preservation obligations.This detailed table of contents provides the reader with a clear insight into the topics and issues addressed throughout the different sections and chapters of the book.