Indagine sulle perdite di proprietà intellettuale

Una scuola privata con uno studio avanzato di scienze esatte ha contattato CleverControl con una richiesta delicata. La scuola seguiva le ultime tendenze e implementava le più recenti innovazioni nell'insegnamento. Il programma unico di matematica era l'oggetto del loro particolare orgoglio. Il corso comprendeva una serie completa di materiali teorici, esercizi, giochi e test per ogni grado, basati su un approccio innovativo. Era il risultato del lungo lavoro dei due insegnanti, che presto sarebbe diventato un libro di testo per le scuole con studi avanzati di matematica. Fino ad allora, gli altri insegnanti non potevano condividere i materiali al di fuori della scuola o utilizzarli per lezioni private.

However, when the headmaster talked to her colleagues from other schools, she learned that some were already using materials developed in her school. Those teachers refused to tell where they had got them, but one thing was clear: the unique program had leaked. The headmaster needed to identify the source of the leak and prevent further unauthorized sharing.

The teachers downloaded the educational materials from the school's secure server to their classroom computers. The headmaster assumed that the source of the leak either copied the data to an external storage device or sent it out by email. After proper authorization and employee notice, the school's IT specialist installed CleverControl on authorized school computers to review activity related to these channels.

The headmaster and the IT specialist checked reports from each computer daily but did not find any suspicious activity. Most probably, the mole had copied all the materials before the program was installed. To determine whether the leak was ongoing, the headmaster asked the authors to add some new educational materials to the school server and continued the authorized monitoring with CleverControl. That brought results: logs from one of the new substitute teacher's computer showed that an external storage device was plugged in. To be sure, the headmaster also checked screen recordings for that period of time, which confirmed the fact of copying the materials. A further internal investigation revealed that the new substitute teacher had shared the educational materials with a friend from another school. The friend then shared them with her colleagues. Besides, the substitute teacher did private tutoring using the stolen materials.

The school took appropriate internal action according to its policies.

• Attività di archiviazione esterna

  Il monitoraggio dei dispositivi di archiviazione esterni ha contribuito a rivelare le perdite di materiale didattico.
• Registrazione dello schermo

  Le registrazioni dello schermo dell'insegnante hanno dimostrato la presenza di copie non autorizzate.
• Monitoraggio online

  Secure remote monitoring via the online dashboard supported the internal investigation after proper authorization and employee notice.