Trade Secrets and Outsourcing

DREAMCOAT Software tech blog by Milan Vrekic published Ethics of Outsourcing which has some interesting but maybe not fully developed points on outsourcing and trade secrets:

"A clear definition and practice of the ethical rules and privacy policies of the organization like non-disclosure of trade secrets, secrecy and non-disclosure contracts with staff, third party service providers and visitors is a prerequisite. This will reassure the outsourcer that it is safe to do business with a partner who is miles away. Employee Credibility

Information security will largely depend on the people who handle the information. Organizations that implement tough employee credibility measures have a direct implication on its outsourcing ethics."

When seeing the term outsourcing, I assume that many will think of jobs being sent to India or other points overseas. Outsourcing can be around the corner or down the street. This office does not see much of outsourcing but that may change as more companies contract out different areas of work. Your company may be doing this already. If so, the business must evaluate how it is protecting its trade secrets when using subcontractors. (If you are coming late to this blog and my discussions of trade secrets, just click on the link below for trade secrets for all of my articles on the subject).