13:23 Apple lost more than 2 3 million dollars due to leakage | |
| The most interesting is that in Asia "flowed" is not technology, and data on projections of sales, pricing, and so on. The diversion of the company said InfoWatch. Paul Devine, a former manager of Apple admitted in court that within three years to send confidential information to the partners in Singapore. At the disposal of the Asian businessmen were data on projections of sales, price targets and unreleased product specifications. Having inside information Apple, they can make deals on more favorable terms. Manager was aimed only at commercial information - on prices, quantities and delivery times. No high technology and trade secrets zloinsaydera not interested. You'd think that Apple's no technical achievements, and its entire success is based solely on its marketing strategy. Interestingly, all trade secrets zloinsayder transmitted by e-mail, using accounts to free systems like Hotmail and Gmail. And, straight from his official notebook, in which experts and the FBI found a copy of espionage correspondence. After resting for a long time what the suspect finally confessed. To be honest, nowadays it's pretty rare. According to statistics InfoWatch, via e-mail is only 6% of leaks, and the vast majority of them (87%) - casual. Malicious insiders are usually aware that e-mail - the channel, the most easily controlled, with the best opportunities to collect evidence. The prosecutor refused to comment on possible penalties. On those counts in which Apple employees pleaded guilty, the maximum prison sentence - up to 70 years and a fine of up to several million dollars. Already Devine has agreed to pay a nearly 2.3 million dollars in reparation. If someone from the readers think that was caught insider exclusively on their own foolishness, because of the use of unreliable methods of communication, he should know that most of the haulers, and industrial spies caught not reporting on the transfer and upon receipt of money . And the main proof often serve as witnesses, than the conclusion of computer experts. Link to the news | |
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