Theft of IP is still a big problem, despite tools attempting to prevent it

21% of manufacturers were hit by intellectual property theft, The DOC estimates the domestic value of stolen intellectual property to be between $200 billion and $250 billion annually. 

In 1665, during the plague in London, Issac Newton was sent home from Cambridge University and during that time he is purported to have invented calculus and the laws of motion. The time in front of all of us, is an opportunity to establish new habits and patterns of work and creativity.

Protecting Intellectual Property in a new paradigm

Competitive advantage for most companies is created by having differentiated capabilities or processes that are not easy for their competition to copy. As companies rely more on remote employees, contractors and complex supply chains, their “know how” and intellectual property becomes more distributed.  It is increasingly harder to keep a “secret.” Corporate espionage according to Verizon’s 2019 report was only to be outpaced by financially motivated insider threats. Apparently, it is extremely lucrative for a variety of reasons to steal Intellectual Property (IP). While we all use the term frequently in security, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the types of IP, the value it has to the organization and what it takes to protect it.

What is data sprawl?

Data sprawl refers to the staggering amount and variety of data created by organizations every day. And it has become unmanageable. This is largely due to the proliferation of cloud apps, the variety of enterprise software, mobile apps, storage systems, and data formats each company relies on. 

How do I meet my company's new and existing business initiatives while ensuring our sensitive data is secure, and not agitating my users whilst securing it? (not being fired in the process would be nice too…)

What happened with UEBA?

UEBA promised it would identify the guilty employees who were "misbehaving." It also promised to make life more sane for SOC analysts. But many UEBA solutions continue to have the reputation of being "noisy." Too many "false positive" alerts continue to plague SOCs. Now nearly every SIEM has a UEBA solution bundled into it but for many life in the SOC is getting worse with conditions such as increasing investigation times.