A business' intellectual property not only needs to be
protected from rivals but also from people within the business
– employees who might leave. Mark Garnett
writes.
Intellectual property (IP) has a value to a business that
sometimes cannot be accurately measured, although it is recognised
as a valuable asset.
Considering this, it is surprising that there are still some
organisations that do not protect their IP sufficiently from their
own workforce. It is common for a business to take very specific
and controlled measures to protect itself and its IP from external
threats, but not from the people who have unfettered access to
business information. While an organisation will generally and
inherently trust its workforce, there are still some simple steps
that a business can take to protect this valuable asset from those
employees who breach that trust.
