Introduction
The protection of trade secrets, which contain proprietary business data that provides competitive advantages through its formulas, processes and design specifications, needs to be maintained because its disclosure threatens cybersecurity systems with both financial losses and reputational harm. The system of legal protection, which includes the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act, protects against trade secret theft while organisations face threats from phishing attacks and ransomware incidents, which put their critical assets at risk.
The country faces serious national security challenges because both advanced cyber threats and evolving cyber espionage activities have increased. Cyber espionage refers to a method of covertly entering computer networks to steal confidential information, which includes both national security assets and corporate trade secrets. The country faces an unprecedented security threat because state-sponsored attacks
