19Mar
Is it Possible to Short-Circuit a BSA or SIIA Software Audit?
Companies react in different ways after receiving a letter from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) or the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) demanding a software audit. Some ignore the letter, assuming it to be...
12Mar
BSA Software Audit Updates: Membership Changes and Impact on Audits
BSA| The Software Alliance (the “BSA”) is an organization that acts on behalf of software publishers to enforce copyrights. The membership of the organization may undergo changes, which can impact an existing software audit if...
28Feb
Software Audits: Securing a Release of Liability with Settlement
Software auditing entities, such as the Business Software Alliance and Software & Information Industry Association, typically set forth a complex set of requirements for software audits that can be confusing, time-consuming, and expensive. Many businesses...
6Feb
Responding to the Dreaded Software Audit
Modern financial history is chock full of embarrassing audit scandals, which caused executives and corporate brand names severe damage from intentional fabrication of revenues, or creating imaginary profits, or claiming assets that turn out to...
30Jan
GDPR Enforcement
The need for United States and Canadian Businesses to have a GDPR Compliance Initiative in place is paramount. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became effective on May 25, 2018 (the “Effective Date”). GDPR is...
29Jan
Audits in the Cloud
Traditionally, software audits were conducted by gaining access to software installations and reviewing entitlements. Theoretically, if a customer is using a cloud product accessed by login credentials, then audits wouldn’t be an issue because the...
