Preventing Intellectual Property Leakage
Intellectual Property (IP) is the lifeblood for every organization and as such, must be protected against leakage. One common and occasionally overlooked channel is email. This page talks about how Xeams can be used to prevent IP leakage.In addition to IP leakage, companies need to ensure other sensitive data or information is protected, such as personal identifiable information, vendor cost/pricing, employee/client health records, customer pricing, contracts, financial data, etc.
Repercussions
IP leakage can potentially have long-term consequences on your business. Consider the following examples:- Losing competitive edge by compromised patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, etc.
- Regulatory fines
- Civil lawsuits
- Loss of business
How Can Xeams Help
Several features in Xeams help companies protect their sensitive data as well as IP.| Policy Violation Alerts | Automatic alerts can be triggered when certain sensitive data
is found either in inbound or outbound emails. Administrators can configure triggers
to search following components of an email.
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| Attachment Reports | Historic reports can easily help investigators find who sent or received certain attachments. |
| Message Catalog | Summarized message catalog help investigators get a summary of emails sent and received from interesting parties. For example, it is very easy to find what emails were sent by an employee before the left the company. |