Securing CAD Designs Articles
Protecting CAD Files in Microsoft 365: Understanding Microsoft Purview Limitations
Executive Summary: The Unique Challenge of CAD Infrastructure: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) files are structurally distinct from standard spreadsheets or text documents. They feature multi-layered interdependencies, external references, and proprietary binary...
Protection of SolidWorks Files
Executive Summary: The High Value of SolidWorks Intellectual Property: Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks files contain critical industrial assets, including proprietary manufacturing blueprints and complex 3D CAD designs, making them major targets for industrial espionage...
CAD and Intellectual Property Protection in the Supply Chain
Executive Summary: The Vulnerability of Intellectual Property: In highly collaborative industrial sectors, the theft of trade secrets represents a multi-billion dollar threat, especially when 2D and 3D CAD designs are shared across external ecosystems. Supply Chain...
IRM/E-DRM Protection for CAD files in Siemens Solid Edge
Executive Summary: The CAD IP Vulnerability Challenge: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) files are the digital backbone of manufacturing and industrial innovation. While critical to operations, sharing these complex 3D models and blueprints across external supply chains,...
How to protect and control AutoCAD files with IRM – EDRM
Executive Summary: High-Value Industrial IP Vulnerability: AutoCAD blueprints, designs, and models constitute the core intellectual property of engineering, construction, and manufacturing enterprises. These sensitive assets are highly targeted for industrial...
Protection of AutoDesk Inventor CAD Designs
Executive Summary: High-Value Industrial IP Exposure: CAD drawings and Autodesk Inventor models represent the core intellectual property of manufacturing, engineering, and aerospace companies. These complex designs are increasingly vulnerable to industrial espionage,...