According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, there have been a total of 96 cases of industrial technology leaks from 2019 to 2023. Among these, 33 cases involved national core technologies with high economic value. Additionally, the National Intelligence Service reports that from 2003 to July of last year, 552 cases of industrial technology were leaked abroad. The estimated damage amounts to over 100 trillion won. Considering the undetected cases, the total financial damage caused by corporate information leaks in South Korea's industrial sector is likely even greater.
Recently, there was a case where an executive of a domestic IT technology company, Mr. A, siphoned off design blueprints containing key company technologies. Mr. A not only stole the blueprints but also handed over confidential process data to China. The leaked company data was crucial, with an estimated value of trillions of won. Furthermore, Mr. A attempted to construct an illegal factory using the stolen blueprints. Had the factory been successfully built, it would have caused massive damage not only to the company but also to the entire domestic industry.
How did these perpetrators manage to steal the company’s confidential information? It was revealed that they illegally copied documents in an environment where no document permission settings were in place, and they exported important information externally via email and USBs in files that had not been encrypted. This method was identified as the most significant leak route for companies.
So, what are the effective prevention methods to stop unauthorized copying or leaking of corporate confidential information? One of the most widely used solutions is DRM (Digital Rights Management). MarkAny, a leading company in the domestic DRM solutions market, offers a document security solution called Document SAFER. This solution protects not only documents created within a company but also files such as images and blueprints by setting permissions, applying automatic encryption, and allowing decryption only through approval, thereby safeguarding company information from external leaks.
Jung In-young, head of MarkAny's financial information security consulting team, mentioned that many companies are still struggling to manage information files containing critical company information such as documents, blueprints, and images. He suggested that companies should consider adopting a suitable solution by consulting with MarkAny's information security team, not just for DRM but also to address increasingly diverse cases of corporate information leaks, such as screen capture leaks.
MarkAny assigns specialized information security consultants for each business sector, providing information security solutions tailored to the needs of the financial, manufacturing, and public sectors. The company offers solutions not only to large enterprises but also to small and medium-sized businesses. Companies can apply for free consulting related to corporate information security through MarkAny’s website.
According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, there have been a total of 96 cases of industrial technology leaks from 2019 to 2023. Among these, 33 cases involved national core technologies with high economic value. Additionally, the National Intelligence Service reports that from 2003 to July of last year, 552 cases of industrial technology were leaked abroad. The estimated damage amounts to over 100 trillion won. Considering the undetected cases, the total financial damage caused by corporate information leaks in South Korea's industrial sector is likely even greater.
Recently, there was a case where an executive of a domestic IT technology company, Mr. A, siphoned off design blueprints containing key company technologies. Mr. A not only stole the blueprints but also handed over confidential process data to China. The leaked company data was crucial, with an estimated value of trillions of won. Furthermore, Mr. A attempted to construct an illegal factory using the stolen blueprints. Had the factory been successfully built, it would have caused massive damage not only to the company but also to the entire domestic industry.
How did these perpetrators manage to steal the company’s confidential information? It was revealed that they illegally copied documents in an environment where no document permission settings were in place, and they exported important information externally via email and USBs in files that had not been encrypted. This method was identified as the most significant leak route for companies.
So, what are the effective prevention methods to stop unauthorized copying or leaking of corporate confidential information? One of the most widely used solutions is DRM (Digital Rights Management). MarkAny, a leading company in the domestic DRM solutions market, offers a document security solution called Document SAFER. This solution protects not only documents created within a company but also files such as images and blueprints by setting permissions, applying automatic encryption, and allowing decryption only through approval, thereby safeguarding company information from external leaks.
Jung In-young, head of MarkAny's financial information security consulting team, mentioned that many companies are still struggling to manage information files containing critical company information such as documents, blueprints, and images. He suggested that companies should consider adopting a suitable solution by consulting with MarkAny's information security team, not just for DRM but also to address increasingly diverse cases of corporate information leaks, such as screen capture leaks.
MarkAny assigns specialized information security consultants for each business sector, providing information security solutions tailored to the needs of the financial, manufacturing, and public sectors. The company offers solutions not only to large enterprises but also to small and medium-sized businesses. Companies can apply for free consulting related to corporate information security through MarkAny’s website.