Too often employees do not understand that they are the caretakers of privileged information and the must treat it with confidentiality and respect.
Even basic information such as the time and place of a meeting could give an enemy or competitor a chance to set up unauthorized surveillance or other attack. Be sure to educate your employees, staff, contractors, and meeting participants that the information they may be receiving is private and confidential and is not to be shared.
Some of these points were brought home by the 2017 Superbowl ad for Avocados From Mexico. It’s a cute ad, but whether you like avocados or not, it does points out that many people may not understand the value and sensitive nature of what is being discussed in your meetings.
Turning off sound-masking, internal leaks, posting meeting info on social media are all problems of the “Secret Society”.