Statistical analysis compared the rate of unlicensed software installed on your PC in 81 countries with a measure of the prevalence of malware is tracked by a member of the BSA, Microsoft. It turned out that there is a high positive correlation (r = 0.79) between the index and the number of unlicensed software infection.
Further analysis suggests that the rate of unlicensed software can largely predict if malware is present in each country. The report is based on research flagship BSA, which examined the global indicators of the use of unlicensed software in the world.
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The report BSA Global Software Survey published in 2014 showed that 51 per cent. software installed in Poland in the previous year did not have a license, compared with 43 per cent. on a global scale. We also found that the main reason for computer users around the world avoid unlicensed software, there are fears of malware. As regards the basic risks associated with the use of unlicensed software 64 percent. respondents is unauthorized access by hackers, and for 59 percent. – The loss of data.
BSA encourages organizations to implement internal control measures, such as practice management software (Software Asset Management SAM) comply with ISO standards, in order to reduce the risk by ensuring that all the software installed in the their system is fully licensed.
A full copy of the report Unlicensed Software and Cybersecurity Threats can be downloaded from the BSA.
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