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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Insider Threats: The Overlooked Risks of Departing Employees and Sensitive Data Theft

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Insider threats continue to present a significant challenge for organizations of all sizes. One particularly concerning scenario involves employees who leave an organization and impermissibly take or download sensitive...more

Fish & Richardson

What the FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Means for Trade Secrets

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On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would ban the use of noncompete agreements in most employment contracts nationwide. Hailed by the Commission as a measure to promote competition,...more

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3 Strategies for BYOD Risk Mitigation with Departing Employees

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Companies continue to adopt Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies to save money and relieve employees of the “two-phone burden.” However, such policies come with clear risks. Companies must remain particularly concerned when...more

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Here’s What You Need To Know About Protecting Trade Secrets

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What do you do when a key employee leaves and you believe he/she has taken your company’s trade secrets to a competitor? Or when a strategic business partner uses your trade secret information to compete against you?...more

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How to Stop Departing Employees from Walking Off with the Company Jewels

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Problem: A key member of the design team for your start-up company's upcoming product launch has just quit in a huff over compensation. He (or she) threatens to go to your primary competitor and share everything they know...more

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Protecting Confidential Information and Trade Secrets When Employees Leave the Company

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When employees leave a company—whether it is due to a voluntary or involuntary separation—their former employers may worry about the security of the company’s confidential information and trade secrets. This article answers...more

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"Purloined Letters": Management Options When a Departing Employee Puts a Business Entity at Risk by Collecting Confidential...

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The following scenario is more common—and more troubling—than ever before. A high ranking employee who has signed an agreement to preserve the confidentiality of business plans, financial information, and trade secrets...more

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Departing Employees: Ensuring Protection of Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property

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“Knowledge is power” goes the old adage. Well, that is certainly true in the world of business where secret processes, confidential designs, and even a good customer list can give a business a vital commercial edge over its...more

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A Different Kind of Data Breach—Loss or Disclosure of Company Information by Employee Theft

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Data breaches are all over the news, but those stories most often cover high-profile cybersecurity breaches that result from the malicious efforts of hackers or other outsiders. Just as insidious, and more likely to occur,...more

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