ASIS ASIS-CPP Exam
ASIS Certified Protection Professional (Page 17 )

Updated On: 7-Feb-2026

To be within the definition of a trade secret, sensitive information must meet which of the following criteria?

  1. IndMduals to whom it is disclosed must know it is secret.
  2. It must be identifiable.
  3. It must not be already available in public sources.
  4. There must be some obvious indication that the owner is attempting to prevent its unauthorized disclosure.
  5. a, c, and d.
  6. All of the above.

Answer(s): E



According to the "restatement of the law of torts," a trade secret is:

  1. All information about a company that the company desires to protect
  2. Any formula, pattern, device, or compilation of information that is used in one's business and that gives that business an opportunity to gain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it
  3. Information about a company that is registered with the U.S. Patent Office
  4. Both a and b
  5. All of the above

Answer(s): B



A trade secret may be:

  1. A formula for a chemical compound
  2. A process of manufacturing materials
  3. A pattern for a machine
  4. A list of customers
  5. All of the above

Answer(s): E



The characteristics of a trade secret as compared with other confidential information are:

  1. Those business secrets that have been duly registered pursuant to the requirements of law
  2. Continuous or consistent business applications of a secret not known to others, from the use of which some advantage is gained by the user
  3. Those business secrets that are fully protected in accordance with the Federal Privacy Act
  4. Both a and c
  5. All of the above

Answer(s): B



Which of the following is generally not true in regard to trade secrets?

  1. The more a business narrowly defines what it regards as a secret, the easier it is to protect that body of information.
  2. It is difficult to protect a trade secret that can be found in publicly accessible sources.
  3. Secret information does have to be specifically identifiable.
  4. Secret information must be effectively protected.
  5. None of the above.

Answer(s): E






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