Companies spend thousands of pounds every year on external
IT security systems. These are used to stop people from hacking
in to the company's computerized systems thereby
preventing loss of confidential information and trade secrets
to competitors. Indeed the market is littered with products
such as firewalls and other security measures which are
specifically put in place to stop systems from being accessed
by unauthorised third parties.
But what happens to a company when the enemy is a person
with authorised access who is not acting in the best interests
of the company? For example, key members of staff may plan to
leave a company and in doing so take valuable customer
databases, trade secrets or confidential information and
documents such as drawings, business plans or pricing details.
Allowing a new competitor into the market with your
company's confidential information can be catastrophic
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