Don’t Share a Toothbrush… or Your Login Credentials

Ew, ick, right? Sharing a toothbrush… Sharing login credentials should generate the same kind of “ew ick” response if you want to make sure you don’t end up in federal prison for violation of theĀ  things like the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) or the Economic Espionage Act (EEA). If your company subscribes to …

Federal ‘Defend Trade Secret Act’ signed in to Law

Theft of trade secrets has been a federal crime since the 90’s. In response to American companies’ secrets being spirited away by departing employees and foreign-born economic spies, the federal government lent its considerable prosecutorial power to matters that had been very difficult for companies to handle. Since then, the possible penalties were upped in …