Комерційна таємниця як складова економічної безпеки підприємства

Abstract

У статті розглядається комерційна таємниця як складова системи економічної безпеки підприємства, проаналізовано її сутність та зміст. Розглядаючи порушення комерційної таємниці як внутрішню та зовнішню загрозу, запропоновано механізм встановлення спеціального режиму як засіб забезпечення економічної безпеки підприємства.

В статье рассматривается коммерческая тайна как составляющая системы экономической безопасности предприятия, проанализированы её суть и содержание. Рассматривая нарушение коммерческой тайны как внутреннюю и внешнюю угрозу, предлагается механизм установления специального режима як средство обеспечения экономической безопасности предприятия.

The article with trade secrets as part of the economic security system. Their essence and content have been analyzed. The authors define trade secrets as a secret information that has commercial value for the enterprise, it is a component of economic security and it needs to establish a special procedure for the use, protection and security. Such features of trade secrets as privacy, inaccessibility, commercial value, legal possession, unknown and special regime of use have been identified. Current legislation of Ukraine has been analyzed, provisions on the protection of trade secrets have been identified. It has been highlighted that a violation of trade secrets is a threat to economic security of enterprise. The authors distinguish the following violations of trade secrets: 1) violations committed by employees, it is the internal threat, 2) external threat is unfair competition and raiding. The content of these violations has been disclosed. Research proves that forms of unfair competition violate trade secrets. The article analyzes how the trade secret is used in raiding. It has been mentioned that the special legal status of trade secrets obliges the owner to protect it. This means that the structural unit of economic security has a separate task to take special normative and institutional security measures. The procedure of establishing the regime of trade secrets and information secrecy status is described. The authors note that additional level of protection is the establishment of liability for violation of the trade secrets. Conclusion has been drawn that special mechanism and regime provide keeping of a trade secret and reduction of economic security threats to the enterprise.