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Investigating the Theft of Trade Secrets

A dangerous fact of life in today's financial firms is the threat of high-tech espionage, particularly theft of intellectual property by employees. However carefully the computer code is protected, there are always employees who need access to update, run and maintain it. And these binary crown jewels can be stolen with the click of a mouse.

20 minute read October 27, 2009 at 09:48 AM
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Stanley S. Arkin, Peter B. Pope and Barrett N. Prinz
Investigating the Theft of Trade Secrets

A dangerous fact of life in today's financial firms is the threat of high-tech espionage, particularly theft of intellectual property by employees. Firms spend millions of dollars developing software that gives them an edge in the marketplace.

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