| Exposure of company data to offshore companies is | | | | what should be outsourced. |
| quite risky and needs a planned data control strategy | | | | Before entering in the offshore outsourcing business, |
| which allows only necessary data exposure to | | | | company must choose reputed & reliable partner, |
| offshore partner for avoiding unauthorized use of | | | | who can understand the sensitivity of IP assets, who |
| confidential company data. | | | | can follow proper documentation of IP assets. |
| Since the inception of offshore outsourcing trends in | | | | Outsourcing company should check additional security |
| the world of business, many cases or issues can be | | | | policies of service providing partner for sensitive IP |
| seen related to data theft, unauthorized use of data, | | | | assets, go for personal human resource screening of |
| leak of company secrets and intellectual property | | | | service providing staff, check physical security |
| rights in the small history of offshore outsourcing. | | | | measures, check for other business relations of |
| Although a risk of intellectual property varies from | | | | service provider to get assure from information |
| industry to industry but in the field of Information & | | | | leakage to your competitors and finally review whole |
| Technology, it is very essential to carryout with | | | | data security and IP protection practices of service |
| foolproof data security strategy. On the other hand, | | | | provider. |
| offshore web development service providing | | | | Doing proper research on legal system and |
| companies also provides every possible remedy of | | | | government policies regarding offshore outsourcing |
| the intellectual property rights for their offshore clients. | | | | contracts of offshore service providing company is |
| Thus, intellectual property management & control | | | | very essential. Making clear contract about IP rights |
| as well as data safeguard issues have become | | | | and mentioning the responsibility regarding data security |
| gradually more imperative for businesses utilizing | | | | of service provider as well as all actions of employees |
| offshore outsourcing. | | | | is another safe precautionary method. Moreover, |
| Transfer of intellectual property depends on nature of | | | | outsourcing company should clarify all licensing & |
| the contract between vendor & client and type of | | | | source code ownership issues as well as open source |
| intellectual may be software, technical & non | | | | software issues before entering in outsourcing deal. |
| technical, trade secrets, innovations, business & | | | | For avoiding the risks regarding IP assets or data |
| technology process, etc. For the perfect management | | | | security all large, medium & small sized |
| & control of offshore outsourcing business and | | | | organizations should go through with all types of data |
| safe sharing of information, outsourcing company must | | | | protection such as physical, electronic and legal. |
| decide which functions should be kept in the house and | | | | |