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One of the most common digital

Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:33 am
In addition to potential legal issues, using illegal software poses a high risk to your company's information and data. It exposes you to a major security breach that can lead to data leakage, critical computer system failures, and above all, greater exposure to computer virus and malware attacks . Many of the "patches" that allow the use of such illegal software open the door to cybercriminals .

There is a worldwide association that is responsible for protecting the interests of some of the largest software development companies in order to ensure that the programs and applications they spain telegram data develop are not used illegally. The BSA – the Business Software Alliance – is dedicated to “promoting a safe and legitimate digital world”. In 1988, Microsoft, Apple and Adobe joined forces to create the BSA and since then more than 20 companies have joined, including Siemens, Dell, IBM, Ansys and Oracle. Today, the Business Software Alliance has 11 offices around the world and is present in more than 80 countries.

The BSA's work focuses on protecting the intellectual property rights of software providers and ensuring that companies and end users comply with copyright laws. Through reports they receive from other agencies, companies, distributors or affiliated users monitor workplaces where illegal software is allegedly installed. In the event of infringement, the BSA takes action, but... what punishment do you face? What is at stake?



The latest reform of the Criminal Code on computer crimes - in force since July 1, 2015 - establishes in its articles 270, 271 and 274 that the illegal use of software will have consequences for both companies and their administrators .