Articles Tagged with ''Intellectual Property''

How to protect an enterprise’s intellectual property

June 27, 2023

Intellectual property has become a valuable asset for enterprise organizations worldwide. However, theft has also grown in frequency and sophistication.

Research grants in Canada will undergo security risk assessments

Canada to require national security risk assessments for federal grant applications

July 16, 2021

In an effort to protect national security and intellectual property from foreign threats and bad actors, the Canadian government is setting new guidelines, effective immediately, that work national security considerations into funding criteria for university research.

Moving manufacturing back to North America

Nelson Balido

March 30, 2021

China has had a tough 2020. Intellectual property rights infringement, stealing university and U.S. government-funded research, spys routed out in public, Hong-Kong takeover, Human-right abuses, Coronavirus cover-ups, supply-chain bog downs, and the list goes on. The conclusion is that China has lost its luster with businesses in the United States and abroad. These issues are not new; instead, they have reached a boiling point where the international business community is getting leary of putting too many eggs in China’s basket. The U.S. government has certainly done its share to bring many of these things to light. And while this is happening, and companies look elsewhere to move, the possibilities of increasing North America manufacturing has become more attractive than ever.

Campus Security Moves to the Fore at Colleges and Universities

Protecting IP at American Universities

Grant Evans

September 24, 2019

American universities are breeding grounds for innovation and research for students from across the globe. They are also a primary target of IP theft and cyber-attacks by some of these very students and their governments. America’s universities, supported by industry and by the U.S. federal and state governments, must be ready to protect the billions of U.S. dollars invested by the U.S. government and corporations to develop new technologies.

Couple Charged for Stealing IP from Children's Hospital to Launch a Biotech Firm

September 18, 2019

A San Diego couple has been charged by the federal government with stealing intellectual property related to pediatric medical treatments from Nationwide Children's Hospital in order to launch a pharmaceutical company in China.

Insider Threat: Why Physical Security Still Reigns

Cybersecurity gets much attention, yet physical security and investigations are still a key element in enterprise security, particularly with insider threats

Diane Ritchey

May 1, 2018

With all of the attention placed on cybersecurity, where has physical security gone?

Boeing - Dave Komendat - Security Magazine

Mitigating the Insider Threat: Boeing's Successful Approach

Why you need an insider threat program, and 10 steps to help you to establish one

Diane Ritchey

February 1, 2018

Contrary to belief, today’s most damaging security threats are not originating from malicious outsiders or malware but from trusted insiders, both malicious insiders and negligent insiders.

Ethical Considerations When Leaving Your Job

Jerry J. Brennan

February 1, 2018

Aside from your good name, what should you bring with you to your new employer? In today’s climate, the answer is adamantly not someone else’s intellectual property.

Insider Threat Programs: A Beginner’s Guide

Frank Figliuzzi

January 22, 2018

What your company spent years to develop can be lost in an instant at the hands of one bad intentioned employee.

Corporate Meetings and Events - Targets of Espionage

Kevin Coleman

June 2, 2016

We are witnessing the dawn of an era of technological advancement that will be far greater than any we have experienced in history.

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