11Jan
Why MSPS Need Their Own Data Processing Agreements
Over the past ten years regulation of data privacy and security has proliferated at the international, federal and state levels. Several industry-based federal regulations have been developed such as HIPAA for healthcare and GLBA for...
11Jan
Be Wary of Requests for Mystery Data
Software auditors such as KPMG, Deloitte and PriceWaterhouseCoopers like to have things their way. It’s an understandable impulse – with likely hundreds of audits pending at any one time, the natural inclination is to standardize...
19Dec
11 Secrets to Defending BSA | The Software Alliance Audits
Don’t be in the dark on how to prepare and respond to software audits. An increasing number of companies face software compliance audits initiated by software publishers and their trade associations, such as BSA |...
19Dec
Is It Time to Tear Up Your MSP Agreement?
You offer your clients managed services that help them run and grow their business empires, but is it time for you to tear up your MSP agreement? In this moment in time when everything about...
12Dec
Ignorance is Not a Defense to Copyright Infringement Claims
Software publishers, acting alone, or through a proxy such as the Business Software Alliance (“BSA”) or Software & Information Industry Association (“SIIA”), regularly audit customers or potential customers to ensure license compliance and deter against...
