bsa | face the facts (uk)
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I FEELLIKE
A FOOLJOHN!
Face the facts!
If software licenses are little more than
mumbo-jumbo to you, chances are you
don’t know what software is installed on the
PCs in your organization. This could have
dire consequences. If you are absolutely
sure that all software in your organization
is properly licensed, you are probably aware
of the fact that your competition may not be
taking the issue nearly as seriously. Raising
awareness. That’s the goal of the Fact or Fiction campaign. After all, the facts speak
for themselves …
FACE THE FACTS
Cybercrime is more
extensive than the
worldwide black market
in marihuana, cocaine
and heroin together.
The commercial value of
unlicensed software used by
businesses in the UK amounted
to £ 1,350,000,000 in 2013.
Every day twice as much people become
victim of cybercrime as
babies are born.
There is a strong
correlation between
unlicensed software
and malware.
Only 35 % of
companies have
written policies
requiring the use of
properly licensed
software.
One in three copied software
packages has malware
in it.
Even though IT managers all over the
world fear the damage caused by the use of illegal software, less
than half of them are confident that the
software in their business is correctly
licensed.
In companies without a policy on
software usage (either formal and
informal), 59 % of employees claim that they frequently use
unlicensed software.
42 % of employees don’t
know if there is a
policy in place
regarding the use of
unlicensed software
within their organization.
Businesses that use
licensed software are on
average 19 % more profitable than
companies that use
unlicensed software.
In the UK, 24 % of installed business software is used unlawfully.
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