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Data Theft

Written by  Ken Tisdel
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Data theft is a growing problem primarily perpetrated by office workers with access to technology such as desktop computers and hand-held devices capable of storing digital information such as flash drives, iPods and even digital cameras. Since employees often spend a considerable amount of time developing contacts and confidential and copyrighted information for the company they work for they often feel they have some right to the information and are inclined to copy and/or delete part of it when they leave the company, or misuse it while they are still in employment.

 

While most organizations have implemented firewalls and intrusion-detection systems very few take into account the threat from the average employee that copies proprietary data for personal gain or use by another company.[citation needed] A common scenario is where a sales person makes a copy of the contact database for use in their next job. Typically this is a clear violation of their terms of employment.

 

The damage caused by data theft can be considerable with today's ability to transmit very large files via e-mail, web pages, USB devices, DVD storage and other hand-held devices. Removable media devices are getting smaller with increased hard drive capacity, and activities such as podslurping are becoming more and more common. It is now possible to store more than 160 GB of data on a device that will fit in an employee's pocket, data that could contribute to the downfall of a business.

Last modified on Thursday, 02 September 2010 00:21
Ken Tisdel

Ken Tisdel

Mr. Tisdel specializes in computer forensics, deleted email and IM chat recovery, encryption breaking, steganography detection, mal-ware detection, identification of computer hacking, cell phone/PDA forensics, disk wipe utilities detection/recovery and undercover internet investigations.

Mr. Tisdel was a Certified Police Officer and Detective for ten years. During the last six years of his law enforcement tenure, Mr. Tisdel was assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) and the Vermont Internet Crimes Task Force (VTICTF), working directly with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, investigating computer and internet based crimes. Since his move to civil litigation,

Mr. Tisdel has performed and managed complex computer forensic investigations in the United States and Internationally and has provided expert opinion and testimony on a broad range of matters including insurance and catastrophic events, FCPA investigations, SEC and DOJ investigations, asset forfeiture and RICO matters, employment agreement violations, trade secret misappropriations, high net worth family disputes and Professional Athlete internet defamation investigations. Mr. Tisdel is also an experienced lecturer in the field of Digital Forensic Investigations. He is a court recognized expert in the field of computer forensics and frequently provides training to other computer forensic examiners on the methods and procedures related to expert testimony.

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