The first enterprise rights management seminar was hosted in London, last week hosted by Documentti and sponsored by Fasoo.com. During the event Jason Sohn the International Business Development Manager at Fasoo identified the key reason why enterprise rights management has been rapidly adopted in Asia more than any other parts of the world.

He said it is not uncommon for an employee to leave one company and turn up in another company in another with the intellectual property of their former employer. Once your Intellectual property is out there you really don’t have any control over who gains access to it. This means your corporate strategy for the next 5 or 10 years could be undone in a few keystrokes.

Steve Gold the technical editor of Infosecurity Magazine also delivered a talk at this seminar. In his paper Steve said it is very important that individuals as well as organisations understand the changing world of information security and DRM threats. With the increased use of ultra portable devices and organisations rapidly adopting cloud computing, the threat to information security is rapidly increased.

Steve also emphasized that many people in the workplace view information security measures put in place as inconvenient and will simply look for a workaround those security barriers.

Like Asia enterprise rights management can help play a vital role in keeping organisations out of the press for all the wrong reasons in Europe. Organisations that cannot do a good job protecting their confidential information and intellectual property will grow weaker yielding market value to stronger businesses who understand the importance of protecting their information assets. A strong commitment to protect confidential information saves jobs and ensures the longevity of the organisation.