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Good information governance requires not only protecting the security of sensitive and proprietary information; it often requires pursuing legal action against those who threaten the secrecy and value of a company’s trade secrets. The Defense of Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) both provides another tool for companies to pursue misappropriators of trade secrets and makes it more difficult for companies to quickly seize misappropriated trade secrets through court action. Given the challenges of the DTSA, companies should bolster their efforts to limit access to their trade secrets, whether by company employees or outsiders, train employees on appropriate protection of trade secrets, and put in place other means for pursuing misappropriation of trade secrets, such as confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements.