{"id":51477,"date":"2022-03-22T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=51477"},"modified":"2024-07-25T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:50:44","slug":"secure-communications-protect-pharma-ip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/secure-communications-protect-pharma-ip\/","title":{"rendered":"Secure communications protect pharma IP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the pharma sector continues pumping billions of dollars into research and development, companies are keen on protecting their IP to deter free-riding competitors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective IP protection benefits pharma companies by safeguarding revenue streams, encouraging innovation, and promoting fair competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharma data protection efforts start with securing communications channels. With the right communications platform, you can successfully safeguard your intellectual properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udd2c\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83d\udd2c \ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2695\ufe0fParticipant retention can make or break a clinical trial. Find out how to retain participants over the entire course of a study with our free best practices checklist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-widget enterprise-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/documents\/clinical_trial_participant_retention_checklist.pdf\" data-id=\"69f3b14ded719\" id=\"69f3b14ded719\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:69f3b14ded719.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">Get checklist now<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">Learn how to retain clinical trial participants with this free checklist of best practices.<\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form ENTERPRISE\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"enterprise download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"enterprise download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Asset_ID__c\" value=\"ODAM-01234\" class=\"download-form-input\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog Enterprise\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"enterprise download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get checklist now\">Get checklist now<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:69f3b14ded719.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\"> Enjoy!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pharmaceutical sector is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. From COVID-19 upheavals to rapid technological advancements, industry leaders are feeling immense pressure to re-evaluate business models and incorporate new ways of working to remain competitive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective management of intellectual property (IP) has become strategically imperative for drug manufacturers in the face of disruption. As the pharma sector continues pumping billions of dollars into research and development, companies are keen on protecting their IP to keep competitors from free-riding on their costly R&amp;D efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharma data protection efforts start with securing communications channels. With digitization increasingly creating new points of interaction for teams and companies, the lack of an enterprise-grade secure communications platform that can guarantee data security at every turn puts IP at serious risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here we look into the unquestionable importance of intellectual property protection and how a secure communications platform can help guarantee the safety of your in-house knowledge and data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe\" id=\"new-rc-subscribe\"  style=\"background-image:url('\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ringcentral\/assets\/images\/temp\/subscribe.png')\">\n\t\t<button class=\"close js-popup-close\"><svg class=\"icon_close_mobile\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon_close_mobile\"><\/use><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper_text\">\n<h3 class=\"rc-subscribe__title h2\">Stay informed with RingCentral<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__subtitle\">Subscribe to our emails for the latest blogs, events, and exclusive content on AI-powered communication solutions. Stay ahead with insights and tips from the leader in trusted AI communications.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/legal\/privacy-notice.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-dl-name=\"Privacy Notic\" data-dl-element=\"link\" data-dl-additional-info=\"social\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Privacy Notice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__wrapper_form\">\n<form class=\"\" data-event-init=\"true\" novalidate data-js-form>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email address *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Must be valid email. example@yourdomain.com\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tminlength=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"255\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpattern=\"[a-z0-9._%+\\-]+@[a-z0-9.\\-]+\\.[a-z]{2,}$\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"field__control\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-required=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-events-hover=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-element=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-additional-info=\"LET'S WORK TOGETHER\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Email address *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-errormessage=\"email-subscribe-errors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"field__errors\" id=\"email-subscribe-errors\" data-js-form-field-errors><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<select\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"Country__c\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"field__control\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-required=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Country *\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-errormessage=\"country-subscribe-errors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t><option value=\"\" disabled=\"disabled\" selected=\"selected\">Country<\/option><option value=\"Canada\">Canada<\/option><option value=\"United_States\">United States<\/option><\/select><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"field__errors\" id=\"country-subscribe-errors\" data-js-form-field-errors><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-subscribe__row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" data-event-init=\"true\">Subscribe<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"confirm-form\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" style=\"display: none;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"confirm-form__text\">Thank you for your interest in RingCentral<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is intellectual property?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind for which one can obtain legal rights. IP can be an invention, literary and artistic work, and in pharma, novel medicines. Legally, owning an IP through copyrights and patents gives an individual or company the right to benefit from the outcomes of its usage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmaceutical IP typically results from long hard hours of rigorous testing and extensive research. Nevertheless, IP can benefit a pharma company extensively when effectively managed and protected. Some of these advantages include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protecting revenue and making investments worthwhile<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting innovative pharma R&amp;D development by assuring research teams their work will be safeguarded<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protecting customers by assuring them of quality products<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring that companies compete on a level playing field, driving growth in the sector<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting patent validity in court in the event of attempts to infringe on newly developed medicines and treatments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Why is IP protection crucial in pharma?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IP rights are essential to pharma companies primarily because of their commercial value.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/309466\/global-r-and-d-expenditure-for-pharmaceuticals\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Statista<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, R&amp;D spending in the global pharmaceutical industry was nearly $200 billion in 2020 and will exceed $250 billion by 2026. Acknowledging these costs, protecting IP becomes fundamentally important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, pharma is among the sectors most targeted by cybercriminals. Attackers often attempt to steal IPs such as drug formulas and R&amp;D data and either sell them to rival companies or ransom them back to the original owner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber threats have multiplied in recent years thanks to the race to develop COVID vaccines. A<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharmaceutical-technology.com\/news\/new-report-pharma-companies-cybersecurity\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 Pharmaceutical Technology study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that 92 percent of pharma companies had at least one exposed database with potential information leakage, while 46 percent had unprotected Server Message Block (SMB) services. Unless pharma companies can guarantee data safety, they are at significant risk of losing profits and market share due to IP theft.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How can a secure communications platform help protect your IP?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern-day research firms heavily depend on digital communication channels to keep operations running smoothly. Consequently, even minor security errors can compromise critical IP data and destroy years of hard work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it is impossible to avoid video meetings and group chats, you owe it to your organization to invest in secure communications solutions. Below are five ways the right pharma communications platform can help safeguard your intellectual properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Any-to-any encryption<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring end-to-end encryption is relatively straightforward if most of your staff works from one physical office, using the same hardware, software, and networking solutions for research work. However, now that remote working is an everyday reality, enforcing encryption standards has become significantly more complicated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, the best cloud-based communications platforms support any-to-any encryption, where company data is encrypted at any access point, regardless of device or location. Moreover, all phone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video-call.html\">video calls<\/a>, chats, and messages shared through the platform are encrypted, creating an entirely secure ecosystem. To further enhance the security of any-to-any encryption in cloud-based communications platforms, it is crucial to pay attention to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/messente.com\/phone-validator\">phone number validation<\/a>, as it plays a significant role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Automated data security functions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the sensitivity of pharma IP, data security should not rest entirely on human hands. Secure communications platforms give you complete control over your information while performing routine maintenance tasks autonomously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functions like burn-on-read and screenshot detection can work in the background, protecting your data and IP without persistently asking for your input. That way, you can concentrate more on achieving the desired research results than on administrative data protection activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Support for zero-trust policies<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have not heard of Zero Trust, the chances are high that your company is not as secure as you think. All employees have specific roles. Therefore, giving staff members access to more data than they need only exposes it to unnecessary risk. According to an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ibm.com\/2020-07-29-IBM-Report-Compromised-Employee-Accounts-Led-to-Most-Expensive-Data-Breaches-Over-Past-Year\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, data breaches cost companies $3.86 million per breach on average, and compromised employee accounts are the most expensive root cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practicing Zero Trust means divulging information on a &#8220;need-to-know&#8221; basis. Top communications platforms feature administrative controls that ensure successful Zero Trust enforcement. For instance, you can limit access to files only to the members of a specific project or create user groups with pre-set permissions for automated access control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51480\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/secure-communications-pharma-ip.jpeg\" alt=\"Pharmaceutical company employee wearing protective goggles and gloves stands at a laboratory-style table viewing intellectual property on a computer.\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Transparency and accountability<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping a tab on the actions of your employees is crucial to ensuring compliance with data security policies. While some team members might blatantly ignore protocols, an activity log that tracks everything from internal chat room discussions to file downloads can ensure accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best communications solutions will give you comprehensive visibility into internal and external interactions. That way, you can keep track of who is sending what data to whom, identify any security violations, and take necessary action before it is too late.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. Compliance with industry regulations<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an industry renowned for its high level of service, pharma works hard to maintain a pristine reputation. To ensure your organization&#8217;s compliance with regulations, you need secure communications solutions that are reliable and convenient to use while providing the tools necessary to manage risk effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharma communications platforms from HITRUST CSF-certified vendors like RingCentral come with the tools required to give you peace of mind. 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