Via REI press release: Corporate Espionage Continues to Grow
Companies should be on guard and take the following steps to protect business related information, as stated on the FBI´s website:
1. Recognize there is an insider and outsider threat to your company.
2. Identify and valuate trade secrets.
3. Implement a proactive plan for safeguarding trade secrets. (call here for assistance)
4. Secure physical and electronic versions of your trade secrets.
5. Confine intellectual knowledge on a “need-to-know” basis.
6. Provide training to employees about your company’s intellectual property plan and security.