EverEdge CEO Paul Adams was recently interviewed by senior journalist Tony Chapelle for an article he was writing for the Financial Times subsidiary, Agenda Week. The article looks at why it is so important for Boards and management teams to understand the true value of their intangible assets as well as the risks around them.

Globally, disputes around confidential information trade secret theft are increasing. Unfortunately far too many companies pay far too little attention to these unsung, but critical information assets. They are often the most valuable assets a company today owns, but they are off balance sheet, are not on the fixed asset register (by definition) and their impact is not typically captured in the P&L. They are out-of-mind and out-of-sight and that makes them vulnerable.