Trade secrets are an important asset of an enterprise, which contains the core competitiveness of the enterprise, such as technology, formula, marketing strategy, etc. Once leaked, it may not only affect the operation of the enterprise, damage the reputation of the enterprise, and lose the competitive advantage of the enterprise, but also may cause financial losses, legal risks, employee turnover, and the breakdown of cooperative relations.
Today, Lixin Technology will talk about how trade secrets are leaked and how to prevent them.
An engineer at a technology company mistakenly posted his company's unpublished business plan to a public online group at a party. This behavior was discovered by competitors and publicly disseminated, resulting in the company's core business being damaged, the company's productivity and competitiveness were damaged, and the company's development was greatly affected.
Protective measures
Regularly provide confidentiality education and training for employees;
HR conducts pre-employment investigations on incoming employees;
The head of the department understands the working and living conditions of the employees of the department;
An employee of a company stumbled upon a bugging device hidden in his desk in the office area and was so frightened that he immediately reported it to the company's top management. After investigation, they found that the eavesdropping equipment had recorded a large number of trade secrets, and if these secrets were discovered by competitors, it would lead to financial losses and a significant impact on the company's reputation.
Preventive measures
Regularly conduct confidential technical tests for the office environment;
Enterprises should strengthen security measures and raise awareness of prevention;
Purchase professional testing equipment for regular self-inspection;
When the R&D department of a company secretly developed a new product, it unintentionally leaked some R&D details through office chats and other channels. Due to the lack of effective voice control measures, these voices are inadvertently recorded and disseminated, which eventually leads to the leakage of the company's trade secrets, the company's competitiveness is weakened, and the company's market share is occupied by other companies.
Preventive measures
Optimize the office environment and reduce noise interference, such as setting up recording interference equipment and building a quiet area;
Conduct regular confidentiality reviews to discover and deal with potential security risks in a timely manner
Establish a sound internal communication mechanism to limit the scope of group chats;
As one of the earliest information security manufacturers engaged in communication interference and confidentiality in China, Lixin Technology has a deep professional background and knowledge precipitation, and has a unique knowledge and understanding of commercial anti-theft. In addition to the development of professional anti-eavesdropping protection products and anti-eavesdropping detection products, Lixin Technology has made new developments in anti-eavesdropping detection and confidentiality education and training.
In 2023, Lixin Technology will establish an offensive and defensive drill laboratory, which can provide comprehensive services such as confidential education and training services and anti-eavesdropping detection training services in professional venues.