It has become cliché to say that we live in an era of widespread technology use. Yet, in spite of the increased use of technology in businesses, many companies have done little to revise their policies and procedures that address the protection of trade secrets that are stored digitally. In order for these digital assets to qualify for trade secret protection under the law, a company must take reasonable efforts to maintain their secrecy. Companies that store their trade secrets in digital format should be sure to take some of, if not all, of the following steps to ensure their trade secrets receive proper legal protection.
Human Resource professionals are known to wear many hats. A new case may add protection of the organization’s confidential and proprietary information to the long list of HR responsiblities.