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New Research Reveals Warning Signs of Intellectual Property Theft Committed by Corporate Insiders

Posted December 8, 2011 — By Tom Ahearn, ESR News Editor

Corporate insider intellectual property (IP) thieves are usually males under 40 holding technical positions, have a new job ready at the time of the theft, and steal information they were authorized to access, according to the findings of a new report “Behavioral Risk Indicators of Malicious Insider Theft of Intellectual Property: Misreading the Writing on the Wall” from leading information security solutions provider Symantec. To download the free report – which helps employers recognize the early warning signs, as well as motivations and behaviors, of insider intellectual property thieves – click here. (more…)