Protecting confidential information can be paramount to the success of an organization; and knowing this, most businesses and institutions will devote valuable time and resources for developing and implementing strict policies and procedures designed to help manage the flow of their proprietary information. Unfortunately, these efforts frequently fail to address an equally important, yet separate, category of sensitive information – that is, any third party confidential information which may have been entrusted to the organization pursuant to a confidential disclosure agreement (CDA).