We talk a lot about copy protection in this space but what I want to focus on today is what is meant by the phrase "secure software licensing." Let's unpack the term and look at each component separat more
Anytime you add a 3rd party component into your overall product stack you need to be thoughtful before you decide. Copy protection software is no different: it's something you will rely on to protect more
Hackers are out there. So you can't take for granted--now or ever--that it won't happen to you. Achieving software security is a complex problem; what's amazing to me is how often the bad guys get in more
There are plenty of reasons to use a software protection dongle even when you're running an embedded system. Some people believe that embedded systems are immune to piracy because the software has to more
The world is flat. Thomas Friedman argues in his classic work that modern telecommunications makes global trade and competition a simple fact of modern life. And so you need flat earth software licens more
IDC recently released their annual top 10 software licensing and pricing predictions for 2016 and I think they are right on target based upon feedback from organizations who are using our CodeMeter se more
The close of a year and the anticipation of what’s to come in the New Year always brings about some interesting reviews of the past 12 months and predictions for the future by industry analysts, compa more
Many software developers have turned to the free trial business model to market their enterprise software – simply put, offer free software for a timed period and hope the end user performs a thorough more
Security and the IoT are terms becoming intrinsically linked in the grand discussion of connected devices and their envisioned applications in virtually every aspect of our ecosystem, whether it be co more
This past summer, the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) published an interesting document entitled, Architect’s Guide: IoT Security . The document outlined 5 critical strategies that developers of connect more
When I recently watched a report about Tofaş , with its impressive one-million square meter operation and its leading position in the Fiat-Chrysler world in terms of World Class Manufacturing (WCM), I more
It was difficult to avoid the barrage of headlines coming out of the last week’s annual RSA Conference, the purported largest annual gathering of security professionals in the world. Cyberthreats, per more
A recent report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit entitled Long-term Macroeconomic Forecasts: Key trends to 2050 highlighted some of the emerging economic issues expected to shape global bus more
Aside from the widespread attention and hype surrounding the prolific growth expectations of the Internet of Things (IoT), industry focus has been on potential (IoT) device vulnerabilities and cyberse more
The Industrial Internet Consortium ( IIC ) recently released the first version of a document entitled " Industrial Internet Reference Architecture Technical Report ". The document serves to initiate a more
If you have decided to integrate a 3rd party licensing solution for your software application, you’ve made the right choice. By doing so, you’ve freed up your developers to do what they do best — writ more
Software for embedded systems is based more and more on open system platforms – Linux Embedded, VxWorks , Windows Embedded, QNX and many others. In addition to powerful core functionality, one of the more
"Attackers — in ever greater numbers and with increasing sophistication — see, in the growing promise of our tech-connected world, opportunities to steal or cause major disruption or destruction by ex more
During the early 2000's, there was much skepticism about the value and viability of virtualization. Today, however, there is no doubt that companies have embraced the efficiencies and expansion capabi more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently released an in-depth report entitled, The Internet of Things: Privacy & Security in a Connected World , which included a long list of considerations and reco more