IP is divided into two categories: Industrial property includes but is not limited to patents for inventions, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications. The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) formal definition of IP is creations of the mind-inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce. It may help to think of it as intangible proprietary information. IP can be anything from a particular manufacturing process to plans for a product launch, a trade secret like a chemical formula, or a list of the countries in which your patents are registered. With protection from cyber attack now critical, the chief information security officer (CISO) now plays a major role. Ultimately a chief security officer (CSO) or risk committee often serves to unify intellectual property protection efforts. IP protection is a complex duty with aspects that fall under the purview of legal, IT, human resources and other departments. Others are outright spies hired by competitors, or even foreign governments, who'll stop at nothing, including bribes, thievery, or even a pressure-activated tape recorder hidden in your CEO's chair. Some of these forces come in the guise of "competitive intelligence" researchers who, in theory, are governed by a set of legal and ethical guidelines carefully wrought by the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP). Security pros must understand the dark forces that are trying to get this information from your company and piece it together in a useful way. Your company's IP, whether that's patents, trade secrets or just employee know-how, may be more valuable than its physical assets. Witness the long list of hacks on Hollywood and the entertainment industry’s IP including “ Pirates of the Caribbean” and more recently HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
As a result, now more than ever, it’s a target, placed squarely in the cross-hairs by various forms of cyber attack. Intellectual property (IP) is the lifeblood of every organization.
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