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When we begin working for a new client, we like to start by conducting an in-depth internet security audit to determine what threats currently face that client on the world wide web. While we are conducting that audit we look for the following things:

• Compliance with federal laws such as the Sarbanes Oxley Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act. This could include financial statement or other confidential documents that were inadvertantly posted on a publically accessible server.
• Business reputation damaging items, such as blog posts made by vindictive former employees. This could also include libelous comments made about key employees in the company.
• Intellectual property that has been posted on competitor, partner, or reseller sites. Often times third parties might not have strict enough company policies regarding what can be posted on the internet and what cannot.
• Brand, copyright, or trademark violations. We search the web to make sure that no one is misusing your brand or violating any of your copyrights or trademarks.

After we identify the threats currently facing our client, we work closely with that client to eliminate the threats. We start by finding and contacting the owners of the sites where the threat is posted, then continue to escalate the issue until it is resolved. We find that most threats can be eliminated without having to involve our legal team, but we are prepared to take legal action when necessary.

The final measure we take is to enroll our client into an ongoing monitoring program. In one of these programs we will continuously monitor the sites were threats were posted in the past to ensure ongoing compliance. We also actively search for new sources of threats and work with our clients to remove them on a case by case basis.

We have a variety of different ongoing monitoring programs to meet any company’s needs. Contact us today to find out more about how we can help you!