Case Study
Investigating Intellectual Property Theft
Investigating Intellectual Property Theft How IT Group Uses Magnet AXIOM to Reveal the Most Essential Artifacts THE CHALLENGE IT Group is being asked to conduct a steadily increasing number of intellectual property (IP) theft investigations. In the last year alone, the value of the stolen IP has amounted to several million pounds. Employers engage IT Group to investigate IP theft in one of two circumstances: • An employee has left the business, often moving to a direct competitor • Specific evidence, such as an intrusion detection alert, suggests theft may have taken place Typically, IP theft occurs shortly before or after the employee hands in their employment termination notice. One of the biggest challenges during an IP theft investigation is narrowing down the vast amount o