Modern IP theft and the insider threat

Abstract

Security has crept up the corporate agenda for various reasons, including concerns around intellectual property (IP) theft by external hackers, employees or outsiders impersonating employees. To effectively detect and mitigate advanced threats focused on stealing critical IP such as source code, companies must look to new technologies that support the creation of data-centric internal threat detection. This strategy applies intelligence closer to the sensitive data it is intended to protect and can prevent theft by advanced attacks or insiders, explains Mark Warren of Perforce. With high-profile data breaches increasingly making the headlines right around the world, cyber-security has become a priority for company boards across virtually all business sectors. The whole topic of security has crept up the corporate agenda for various reasons, including concerns around intellectual property (IP) theft by employees or outsiders impersonating employees.