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Information rights management

Information rights management

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Information rights management

- [Instructor] In a knowledge-based economy, businesses go to great lengths to protect their intellectual property. While trademark, copyright, and patent protection does help, businesses must also ensure that they're using technical and procedural safeguards to protect their confidential information. Information Rights Management, or IRM programs, are designed to enforce an organization's security policy. They do this by achieving three objectives: enforcing data rights to keep information out of unauthorized hands, provisioning access to employees, partners, and other authorized users; and implementing access control models that enforce access policies consistently across platforms and systems. Digital Rights Management, or DRM software, is one of the most important tools available to organizations building out their Information Management Rights programs. DRM provides content owners with the technical ability to…

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