{"id":36861,"date":"2019-10-20T03:27:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T19:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=36861"},"modified":"2019-10-20T03:27:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T19:27:24","slug":"64-of-the-countrys-corporations-use-illegal-software-bsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/10\/20\/64-of-the-countrys-corporations-use-illegal-software-bsa\/","title":{"rendered":"64% of the country\u2019s corporations use illegal software &#8211; BSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More than half of corporations in the Philippines still use unlicensed software in their business operations. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is according to the latest <em>BSA Global Software Survey<\/em> in 2018, which noted that an estimated 64% of the country\u2019s corporations use illegal software, putting data at risk nationwide and creating significant gaps in the Philippines\u2019 cyber security defenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rate is still far behind ASEAN\ncountries like Singapore and Malaysia where the use of unlicensed software is\n27% and 51% respectively. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the BSA, this means that business\nexecutives, such as Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Executive\nOfficers (CEOs), should step up to fully support legalization of corporate\nsoftware.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solution includes intensified\nenforcement of the IP Code of the Philippines (RA 8293) and Optical Media Act\n(RA 9239) to ensure that corporations stop using illegal software in their\nbusiness operations. Examples of intensified enforcement includes conducting\nraids of companies using illegal software with greater frequency on a\nnationwide scale.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, the solution must also\ninclude a hands-on effort from CEOs and C-suite leadership at self-policing corporate\nuse of software. Corporate leadership who self-police their software assets protect\ntheir clients\u2019 data, safeguard corporate digital assets, and protect their reputation\nand financial wellbeing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact is that the Optical Media Board (OMB)  is doing a great job of inspecting and raiding corporations for use of illegal software, and we hope they build on this effort to legalize even more companies to help ensure that the public\u2019s data remain safe,\u201d said BSA senior director Tarun Sawney. \u201cBut CEOs in the Philippines need to do better. CEOs need to proactively ensure that their companies are compliant. Also, as CEOs are self-policing their corporations, this will protect their data from malware and hackers, leading to improved productivity and efficient management.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According\nto BSA, OMB is a leader in Asia Pacific for helping to create a legal and safe\ncyber environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn\nterms of activity levels, the software industry highly appreciates OMB,\u201d said\nSawney. \u201cBut what we would like to see improve is the activity levels of CEOs\nin the Philippines to make sure their corporations are 100 percent legal in\nterms of their software use. Unfortunately, today, we know that this is not the\ncase. And I should say that we do not believe CEOs are out to violate the law.\nInstead we believe that most CEOs simply are not managing the copyrights of\ntheir software assets closely enough.\u201d&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While corporations\nin the Philippines realize the importance of good governance and risk\nmanagement, they too often forget to consider this from an information technology\n(IT) perspective. The result is that the public\u2019s data privacy is at risk as malware\nattacks, enabled by unlicensed software, allows bad actors to steal customer\u2019s\ndata from companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To\nbe fully compliant with the Philippine laws, BSA suggests the following\napproach for CEOs and their C-suite colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First,\ncorporations should have policy to direct all software purchases through a\ncentral purchasing or information technology department. By doing this, CEOs\ncan ensure that all the software in corporations is licensed and from the\nauthorized software reseller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Second,\nCEOs should assign all managers to educate all employees about software license\ncompliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third,\nCEOs should ensure that their corporation organizes annual self-audits of software,\nincluding unauthorized devices which may only be connected to the network\nperiodically such as laptops and tablets. Moreover, corporations may consider requiring\nadministrative permission to install software. This is the most secure way to\nensure that no employee other than a member of the information technology\ndepartment or central purchasing can install software on a company computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly,\nCEOs should ensure that their corporate IT managers attend training on software\nlicense management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing\nthe use of unlicensed software inside businesses requires a hands-on approach\nby corporations, and this starts with clear communication from the very top\nabout the importance of making use of legal software a priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the BSA, this means that business executives, such as Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), should step up to fully support legalization of corporate software.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":36571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,18],"tags":[6498,6151,276,96],"class_list":["post-36861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","category-white-papers","tag-good-tech","tag-high-tech","tag-software-piracy","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}