Trade Secrets: Thinking About Security

Thanks to Indiana Trade Secrets Blog for pointing the way to People and Security Rules which makes a very good point:

Procedures are a tough balancing act. If they're too lax, there will be security problems. If they're too tight, people will get around them and there will be security problems.

Indiana Trade Secrets Blog does an excellent job of putting this into the non-nuclear weapon context of most businesses:

When it comes to protecting your trade secrets, having well-written and tight policies or rules is important. Equally important, however, is making sure that your employees are following them. Conduct audits, run tests, do something to make sure your rules and policies just aren’t sitting in a binder somewhere.