In the modern world of technology, people are increasingly discovering the theft of intellectual property (IP) of texts, photos, and video content. Organizations, authors, and creators often do not understand how to post content online in a way that no one can appropriate. While companies try to secure their property, it requires consistency, so it’s important to check and update security systems. The following methods help companies protect their content from intellectual property theft.
A patent provides the creator the right, for a specified period, to prohibit all third parties from using, selling, or re-making an invention without permission. In return, the inventor must provide a detailed description of an idea in the patent documentation, which will then be publicly available (Bamakan et al., 2022). Thus, patents are a kind of social contract between inventors and society. In addition, all material may contain a trademark, a designation that serves to individualize the objects of individual entrepreneurs or other legal entities.
If the project has yet to be launched and is under development, only those employees who directly impact the course of the project can access it. In order to avoid leaking content, one should limit responsibilities and reduce the number of employees who can access project details (Bamakan et al., 2022). It will help narrow the circle of suspects in case of intellectual property theft or personal information dissemination.
Organizations must take the initiative in identifying weaknesses in their security systems before attackers do. Tests should be regularly used as a security monitoring mechanism to identify and address risk pathways for IP theft (Kumar et al., 2020). Encryption can add another layer of protection to confidential data, making it harder to access if an attacker steals it (Kumar et al., 2020). Monitoring user behavior for anomalous or suspicious activity is one of the fastest ways to detect a breach before it can cause severe damage. Today, there are many ways to protect intellectual property, but the organization must always control this.
References
Bamakan, S. M., Nezhadsistani, N., Bodaghi, O., &; Qu, Q. (2022). Patents and intellectual property assets as non-fungible tokens; key technologies and challenges. Scientific Reports, 12(1). Web.
Kumar, N., Madhuri, J., & ChanneGowda, M. (2020). Review on security and privacy concerns in internet of things. International Conference on IoT and Application (ICIOT). Web.