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Auditing…is Good!

January 23, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

e often refer to software audits as a bad thing… when vendors are knocking down your door and are threatening to fine you. Well, auditing, when YOU are the one doing it, is a positive and effective way to avoid those fines.

Watch Your Whistle Blowers!

January 21, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Software auditLeave a Comment

90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers, according to the BSA.

Oracle Joins the BSA

January 17, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, Software auditLeave a Comment

Late last year, Oracle joined the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

Audits: Defined

November 19, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergSoftware auditLeave a Comment

We talk a lot about audits on here, today, we are going to take a moment and define the different types of audits.

Don’t Take Anything at Face Value

October 18, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

We talk a lot on here about being audited by your software vendor – from the letter, to the audit itself, to the fines and so on. What we have yet to warn you about is taking those auditors at face value – along with their math.

Gartner says audits are up, once again….

April 4, 2012March 30, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing ComplianceLeave a Comment

Gartner suggests that organizations look more closely at Software Asset Management, and start taking these threats seriously, as changes are increasing that you will, at some point, face an audit by one or all of your vendors.

The BSA’s “nauseating” anti-piracy tactics

March 30, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing ComplianceLeave a Comment

We have often addressed the BSA and their piracy fighting tactics here on this blog as a warning sign for those who aren’t taking compliance as seriously as they should be. PC Pro Magazine recently wrote a story about a small business that was targeted by the BSA and the exact tactics that were used to strong arm them into an audit.

Risk Monitoring Growing Concern for CIOs

July 14, 2011July 8, 2011 Sam AlapatiUncategorizedLeave a Comment

There are a large number of types of GRC software, with most of them focusing on one area of GRC. For a CIO, one of the biggest concerns over the past few years has been the growing number of compliance mandates. GRC tools that focus on the compliance part of GRC have turned out to be useful for many CISOs. CISOs have been able to take advantage of the structured enterprise -wide approach to regulatory compliance that’s made possible by […]

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