Intellectual Property Theft and Data Theft

Research into intellectual property theft found that almost 70% of people have stolen key information from work.  The most pilfered items include e-mail address books, customer databases as well as proposals and presentations. Many of those questioned said they used office e-mail to get the stolen information off company premises. It is often the case the employees have far more access to information than is required and as a result there is a temptation, particularity among outgoing employees, to take information with them. As more and more company information is stored electronically, there is an urgent need to have the capability and expertise to identify when such instances occur. Espion have assisted many organisations identify the source of data theft and have used forensic tools and methodologies to successfully resolve cases that involve the theft of intellectual property and other trade secrets.