A global leader in the design and manufacturing of semiconductors faced a difficult challenge. With facilities worldwide, it relied on the engineering expertise of employees in several countries. However, because of their advanced designs and potential uses, many individual components within their products fell under the requirements of the International Traffic of Arms Regulations (ITAR). This was a major obstacle since ITAR compliance meant that only US citizens could view the layout of these export-controlled components. This requirement forced segmentation of the company’s workforce and reduced productivity. Designs from the overseas centers were shipped to a separate US facility, where US citizens could integrate the work into the chip design and build process. The company had to find a way out since this was drastically effecting the company’s productivity by slowing down the design and manufacturing process.
Check out the slideshow below to learn how Digital Guardian's contextual awareness, automatic data classification, and policy-based controls helped this global company increase its productivity and save up to $4 million annually.
