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How to Prevent IP Theft by Your Own Employees?

Posted by Cliff on from the corporate-espionage dept.

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?"

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  1. Hey maaaaaan... by misfit13b · · Score: 0, Troll
    Information wants to be free.

    *tokes*

    Honestly, do you think this is the proper forum for this question? The majority of the people here pirate everything. You'll probably have better luck at a site like corporatenazisyndicate.com or something.

    1. Re:Hey maaaaaan... by Curtman · · Score: 0, Troll

      But you really can't `pirate' something that's given away from free.

      That's assuming the average slashdotter is using Linux. Most use Windows, and probably the majority that aren't at work, have built their own PC, and pirated that copy of Windows.

  2. Re:Let me be the first to say... by King+Fuckstain · · Score: 0, Troll

    Translation: you're dumb.

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    Update For for the dupe. Not going well. Appreciate all the hate mail. Really encourages improvement.
  3. Re:Respect by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 0, Troll
    Content employees generally don't look for new jobs.
    'Content'? That's what a cat is when it sits in front of the fire licking its paws. The day I'm content will be the day I've given up my ambitions.
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    Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
  4. I See That by tengu1sd · · Score: 0, Troll
    I see that you have a USB problem. What operating systems are you running? Do you have the latest patches? I'm sorry, we don't support that version you'll have to install something else, don't forget to fdisk all your storage as well. Thank you for calling TECH-Support.

    I see that you're running lastest o/s. And have a USB questions. You should reinstall everything and call back. Thank you for calling TECH-Support.

    I see that you're running latest o/s v2 and have already reinstalled. Please remove the power supply from the CPU case. Only authorized users should be allowed to install a power supply. This will solve your USB question. Thank you for calling TECH-Support

    I see that you're running latest o/s v2 and have already reinstalled. Removing the power supply is not an option. You don't have the latest releast, you'll need to upgrade. Thank you for calling TECH-Support

    I see that you're running latest o/s v2 and have already reinstalled. Removing the power supply is not an option. You can disable the USB ports by, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. I see you need the USB port for authorized users. Another option is to solder the authorized device to the USB port. Thank you for calling TECH-Support.

    I see your system has shorted out, started a fire. Your unauthorized tampering has voided your support contract. Thank you for calling TECH-Support.