> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # CREATe.org Announces Five-Step Framework to Protect Trade Secrets - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/protect_trade_secrets_0519140118/ - Published: 2014-05-19T14:18:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T16:31:34.000Z - Description: CREATe.org is offering companies a free five-step framework to identify trade secrets, assess threat actors and vulnerabilities, rank secrets by value, weigh the economic impact of a loss, and secure the portfolio. It comes from a broader report written with PricewaterhouseCoopers. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Miscellaneous, Health News, #vivvo-import **CREATe.org Announces Five-Step Framework to Protect Trade Secrets** *Resource Helps Companies Address Trade Secret Theft in Heightened Risk Environment* **WASHINGTON, D.C.- For companies concerned with the heightened risk of trade secret theft by cyber thieves, insiders and others, the** Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe.org) announces availability of a free five-step framework providing companies with guidance on how to assess and protect trade secrets from top threat actors today. | **WHO:** | Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe.org), a non-governmental organization helping companies, supply chain and business partners to protect intellectual property (IP) and prevent corruption. | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **WHAT:** | Five-step framework for individual companies to safeguard trade secrets and mitigate potential steps. The framework offers ways to: 1) identify trade secrets; 2) assess threat actors and vulnerabilities; 3) rank by value; 4) analyze potential economic impacts if loss occurs; and 5) take steps to secure a trade secret portfolio.The framework is part of a broader report developed by CREATe.org and PricewaterhouseCoopers: Economic Impact of Trade Secret Theft: A framework for companies to safeguard trade secrets and mitigate potential threats. The report also includes:\- An estimate of trade secret theft across industrial economies - 1-3% of U.S. GDP;\- A threat assessment focusing on what threat actors are most active in targeting trade secrets;\- Future scenarios (10-15 years) of the forces and drivers that make trade secrets more or less secure. | | **HOW:** | The framework can be downloaded from:[http://www.create.org/protect-your-trade-secrets](http://www.create.org/protect-your-trade-secrets?ref=foodconsumer.org) | | **INTERVIEWS:** | CREATe.org President and CEO Pamela Passman is available to discuss trade secret theft and ways companies can protect IP assets. | | **CONTACT:** | CREATe.org Media Contact: Anne Walker,[awalker@CREATe.org](mailto:awalker@CREATe.org) | **About the Center for Responsible Enterprise And Trade (CREATe.org)** The Center for Responsible Enterprise And Trade (CREATe.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping companies and their suppliers and business partners reduce counterfeiting, piracy, trade secret theft and corruption. To achieve our objectives, we have developed *CREATe Leading Practices for IP Protection*and *CREATe Leading Practices for Anti-Corruption*, two programs based on best practices drawn from companies around the world, academics, and other leading organizations. Our offering includes practical, scalable and cost-effective online assessments, independent evaluations, training and other resources designed to benchmark and improve practices for safeguarding IP and preventing corruption. Companies around the world are using *CREATe Leading Practices* to measure and improve systems for IP protection and anti-corruption. The service is available in Chinese, English, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. For more information, please email [info@CREATe.org](mailto:info@CREATe.org) or visit [www.CREATe.org](http://www.create.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org). CREATe.org Media Contact: Anne Walker, [awalker@CREATe.org](mailto:awalker@CREATe.org)