Risk Intellectual Property
Don’t Risk Intellectual Property — Know Who Has Access and Why
Your intellectual property is the heartbeat of your business — it’s what makes you different, what gives you a competitive edge, and what you’ve worked hard to create. But all of that can be put at risk, sometimes without you even realizing it.
Maybe someone has more access than they need. Maybe your source code or designs are floating around in places they shouldn’t be. Or maybe there’s no real system in place to track who’s touching what. That’s where the risk starts to creep in — and where HALOCK comes in to help.
We’re here to help you reduce the risk to your intellectual property by figuring out where it lives, who can get to it, and how to protect it in a way that still lets your people do their jobs. Because let’s face it — locking everything down doesn’t work either.
Where Is Your IP Most at Risk?
A lot of organizations assume their IP is safe because it’s behind a firewall or tucked away in a cloud folder. But risk doesn’t always come from the outside — sometimes it’s internal. Not necessarily malicious, but messy. And that’s all it takes.
Some of the biggest red flags we see:
Too many people with access – Developers, marketers, vendors… they might all have access to the same sensitive info.
No clear tracking – If you don’t know who accessed your designs or when, how can you spot if something’s off?
Weak or inconsistent controls – Maybe one system has MFA, another doesn’t. Maybe HR has access to engineering files (they probably shouldn’t).
Cloud sprawl – Your IP might be in Google Drive, SharePoint, and Dropbox — and you don’t even know who’s shared what.
It’s not about blaming anyone. It’s about tightening things up so you’re not gambling with your most valuable assets.
Our Approach to Managing IP Risk
At HALOCK, we don’t do one-size-fits-all. We help you look at the real-world risks to your intellectual property and build a plan that actually makes sense for how your business runs.
Here’s how we tackle it:
1. Figure Out Where Your IP Lives
We help you identify your most sensitive intellectual property — designs, data, code, strategies — and trace where it’s stored and shared.
2. See Who Has Access (and Why)
We map out who can access your IP, what they’re doing with it, and whether they really need that level of access.
3. Assess the Risk
What’s the likelihood that someone could misuse or accidentally expose your IP? What’s the impact if they do? That’s your IP risk level.
4. Make Smart, Reasonable Changes
We use Duty of Care Risk Analysis (DoCRA) to guide changes that make sense — tightening controls where it counts, without creating bottlenecks or headaches for your teams.
Protect What Makes You, You
Your ideas, your innovation, your IP — they’re worth protecting. But protection shouldn’t come at the cost of productivity. Let HALOCK help you strike the right balance: control where you need it, freedom where you can afford it, and peace of mind that your intellectual property risk is under control.
Let’s take the guesswork out of IP protection — together.