Information Security Handbook

Trade secrets

The Uniform Trade Secrets Act defines a trade secret as follows:

• Information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process
• It derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to or readily ascertainable through appropriate means by other persons who might obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and
• Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
• The CIA triad:
  • Confidentiality, integrity, and availability would all be, at minimum, moderate. However, it is likely that CIA would be placed into the high category for this data type due to the business criticality of the data.

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