How to Prevent IP Theft by Your Own Employees?

Cursed by USB asks: "We are a small software startup based in India. Recently one of our employees was caught trying to steal our IP (work) from a computer using a USB thumb drive. While all the staff computers are devoid of floppy drives, cd writers and internet connections, we simply cannot disable the USB ports since there are a lot of USB enabled peripherals that we use. Apart from trying to hire "trustworthy" people, are there any other bright ideas that Slashdot readers might have in this regard to help prevent such theft from workplace?"

Comments

Here's a mean idea, and not for racist reasons

[billcopc]

How about don't outsource our jobs to India in the first place ? Many of us slashdotters are jobless because of this upsetting trend to turn the software industry into a Nike sweatshop. You get what you pay for! Or if they're really that good, pay them the same money you'd pay an american or european programmer and maybe they won't be tempted to steal from you anymore. Common sense!