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<br /> A RESEARCH STUDY BY<br /> DLA PIPER’S EMPLOYMENT, PENSIONS AND<br /> BENEFITS GROUP<br /> PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL<br /> INFORMATION:<br /> TRENDS AND TACTICS FOR<br /> TODAY’S EMPLOYER<br /> CONTENTS<br /> About this report 03<br /> Foreword 04<br /> The headlines 05<br /> What makes information confidential? 06<br /> Tactics for effective protection of confidential information 09<br /> Impact of the changing workplace 16<br /> What can employers do when confidential 22<br /> information is under threat?<br /> Checklists 26<br /> n Protecting confidential information <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=1"> A RESEARCH STUDY BY DLA PIPER’S EMPLOYMENT, PENSI</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=2"> CONTENTS About this report </a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=3"> ABOUT THIS REPORT This report is based on data f</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=4"> FOREWORD Confidential information is </a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=5"> THE HEADLINES 46% of employers are concerned to</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=6"> WHAT MAKES CONFIDENTIAL? Many businesses cons</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=7"> CATEGORY 1 TRADE SECRETS Definition A trade secr</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=8"> It is necessary that we classify confidential inf</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=9"> TACTICS FOR EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL </a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=10"> expressed in the original manual, will not be lia</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=11"> Restrictive covenants A restrictive covenant is a</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=12"> CASE SPOTLIGHT SAFETYNET SECURITY LTD V COPPAGE</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=13"> CASE SPOTLIGHT RANSON V CUSTOMER SYSTEMS PLC [2</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=14"> other potential risks to the protection of their </a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=15"> Social media is here to stay, so empower your emp</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=16"> IMPACT OF THE CHANGING WORKPLACE The workplace </a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=17"> Challenge 1: Data storage Developments in data st</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=18"> Our survey reveals that, despite the high level o</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=19"> PennWell demonstrates that employers may not be a</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=20"> Addressing the challenges Businesses that wish to</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=21"> GLOBAL MOBILITY AND THE GLOBALISATION OF BUSINESS</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=22"> WHAT CAN EMPLOYERS DO WHEN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATI</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=23"> ■ Customers have a close business or personal </a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=24"> ■ What the former employee is now doing (or inten</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=25"> In the event of a real suspicion or concern about</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=26"> CHECKLISTS PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Em</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=27"> DRAFTING EFFECTIVE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS TOP TIPS</a> <a title="2395188_Birmingham_Report_Brochure_2012_EP&amp;B_Marketing_Media_Option_01_V17_Highres page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/453f6ae3?page=28"> CONTACT US ABOUT DLA PIPER’S EP&B GROUP DLA Pi</a>