Avoid the Potential Threat of Information "Leaks"

The damage caused by the release of documents and email taken from government networks has been covered by the media extensively. This threat to the integrity of communications and information gathering by governments around the globe has been expensive in monetary terms as well as the damage to reputations and lost political capital. However this threat is not confined to governmental communications. A number of recent articles have highlighted the focus that WikiLeaks has taken on private enterprise as well.

In two recent articles by the Associated Press and Forbes, the case is being made that no organization is immune from this threat. These articles should be a reminder of the need for due diligence in protecting your valuable intellectual property and sensitive communications — no matter what kind of organization you represent.

Here are a few excerpts:

"Computer experts have warned for years about the threat posed by disgruntled insiders and by poorly crafted security policies, which give too much access to confidential data. And there is nothing about WikiLeaks' release of U.S. diplomatic documents to suggest that the group can't — or won't — use the same methods to reveal the secrets of powerful corporations."

"At risk are companies' innermost secrets — e-mails, documents, databases and internal websites that are thought locked to the outside world. Companies create records of every decision they make, whether it's rolling out new products, pursuing acquisitions, fighting legislation, foiling rivals or allowing executives to sell stock."

"WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets" - Forbes

How GigaTrust solves this problem:
GigaTrust has built a reputation for delivering unmatched email security and content protection expertise and innovative technologies that fill unaddressed needs such as the current and ongoing serious WikiLeaks violation of classified government documents.

GigaTrust's software offering facilitates secure cross-enterprise collaboration for email, attachments, and web content either on premise or in the cloud. The GigaTrust suite of software products extends Active Directory Rights Management Services (RMS) from Microsoft and allows organizations to control and manage how people exchange sensitive information ...Enterprises can establish and enforce security policies to protect everyday collaboration on the Internet.

How does it work?
GigaTrust secures a document during transmission and goes one step further by controlling how the recipient can use the protected information. For example, GigaTrust can enforce a "view only" feature on the recipient's computer or BlackBerry to prohibit the email and attachment from being forwarded, printed, copied/pasted, saved as, screen printed and/or copied to a thumb drive.

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