Insider theft of proprietary information is a widespread threat that’s becoming increasingly difficult to detect and prove, due in part to mobile phones and the cloud. One need not say more than the name Edward Snowden to underscore what’s at stake, but there are many corporate cases that demonstrate the severity of this matter as well.
In one recent high-profile case, an employee of American Superconductor is charged with selling company secrets to China’s Sinovel Wind Group, part of a scheme that cost the U.S. company $800 million. In another case, General Motors engineer Shanshan Du made headlines when she allegedly stole an estimated $40 million in hybrid-automobile-related trade secrets using her personal email account and USB devices.
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