Hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge

Learn about Cyber Security from the FBI and Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds.

Cyber security threats, especially those leading to trade secret and other intellectual property (IP) thefts, both domestically and internationally, cost U.S. companies in excess of a trillion dollars each year. In addition to lost revenue, these threats/thefts often cause employment issues, damage to your company’s reputation, lost investment in research and development, and delays in production.

The FBI reports, “Our nation’s critical infrastructure, including both private and public sector networks are targeted by adversaries. American companies are targeted for trade secrets and other sensitive corporate data, and universities for their cutting-edge research and development.  Cyber intrusions are becoming more commonplace, more dangerous, and more sophisticated.”

Has your company put in place a program to protect your innovations and technology? What are the reasonable steps your company should take to protect its IP and data assets from theft?  Are you protecting your research, technical plans, prototypes, proprietary formulas, software source codes, manufacturing plans, and customer data? Learn about some of the obvious and not so obvious ways companies’ IP assets are lost.

The FBI and Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds will discuss these topics in an interactive panel discussion that will inform attendees about:

• Best practices for using patents and trade secrets to protect IP assets of your company
• Examples of how to secure your technology assets and networks from cyber-attacks by applying the right techniques, processes, and procedures
• Best practices to avoid IP theft domestically and internationally
• Litigation to protect your IP assets through injunctions, seizure, and cessation of IP theft

Thursday, November 17, 2016
12:30–2 pm

Cambridge Innovation Center
One Broadway, 5th Floor (Havana Room)
Cambridge, MA 02142