The following script is from "Confidential Informants" which aired on Dec. 6, 2015. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Shari Finkelstein, producer. When many of us hear the term "confidential ...

Confidential information is any information a business owner wants to be kept secret. The circumstance of each case, based on the necessity and importance of nondisclosure, most often determines ...

In cybersecurity, we are accustomed to seeing clichés like “the next big thing” or “game-changer” attributed to nearly every technology that splashes onto the scene. The truth is, the ubiquity of ...

Businesses routinely group customer data, pricing models, internal processes, and strategic plans under the “trade secret” umbrella without much analysis. That shorthand works until litigation, at ...

Even when courts refuse to dismiss complaints relying on confidential witness allegations, which is often the case, defendants are not without recourse. Should a motion to dismiss be denied, either in ...

While questions about data and security have been around since the advent of modern technology, it’s only now that technology has advanced enough to secure that data from end to end in a simple and ...

SaaS providers claiming they can’t "see" user data is often a convenient myth rather than a reality. While privacy-preserving technologies such as end-to-end encryption exist, they’re limited to ...

The expectation of confidentiality, whether required by law or as a policy of your organization, carries professional and legal responsibilities. Failure to maintain confidentiality can lead to ...