When a picture is worth a thousand products: Image protection in a digital age

Today, a lack of fashion industry specific information security controls and legal protection puts fashion industry companies at significant risk of Intellectual Property theft and counterfeiting. This risk is only growing as traditional methods of manufacturing are rapidly evolving toward digital models of design and mass production, using Industrial Control System (ICS) approaches for mass production. As mass production moves to digital manufacturing, the effect of losing new product 2D and 3D imagery, as well as the speed and lack of traceability around those losses could significantly impact corporate bottom lines and risk profiles.