Lawyer Article
Disloyal Employees and the Misappropriation Of Trade Secrets and Private Information
August 8, 2007
Reproduced with permission from Privacy & Security Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 32 (Aug. 6, 2007).
Copyright 2007 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033)
Abstract
The top two data security risks for many companies are the misappropriation of trade secrets and security breaches. However, businesses often approach the protection of trade secrets and the protection of private information from different perspectives. M. Todd Sullivan and John E. Pueschel of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, argue for a more holistic approach to data security as the most effective way to protect both types of information, particularly in the context of the dishonest current or former employee. They write that trade secret protection can benefit from application of the generally more regimented security measures applied to private information, while private information may be better protected by observing some of the lessons learned in trade secret cases about preventing and putting a stop to an attack on business information.
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