Wibu-Systems Blog

Many companies and employees are seeing the advantages of a remote workforce, but what does this shift entail in the long term?

Product piracy has reached an all-time high of 74% among German companies in the mechanical and plant engineering industry.

Exploring four key security areas to harden the shopfloor and run an efficient and profitable Industry 4.0 operation.

Our personal contribution in these trying times: a free license container that lives in the cloud to support all home office workers.

The use of 3D printing technology and the move to outsourcing are creating an environment for unintended consequences.

Exploring the main differences between protecting a desktop application and a Windows service or a server application.

During the COVID-19 crisis, our Business Continuity Plan is mitigating threats to public health and maintaining business ops.

The U.S. government has recently taken action and passed three pieces of legislation aimed at promoting safe IoT growth.

The rise of digital twins increases the number of software vulnerabilities, risk of IP theft, and exposure of critical processes.

Software runs the world and as such should be considered critical infrastructure. A lack of software security is a national threat.

As new software based technologies, products, and applications emerge, a flexible and secure licensing platform is a must

AI research is largely focused on augmenting and improving the practice of radiology and, consequently, patient care.

Encouraging manufacturers to ensure they ship their devices in a secure state is the key objective of the UK government.

The U.S. software market grew twice as fast as the overall economy supporting 1 in every 10 jobs and will rise even further.

Embracing the shift in customer preferences led by Industry 4.0 and radically transforming the entire business strategy.

The software licensing tools must be readily adaptable to the new purchasing and delivery models of the connected age.

Is the "right-to-repair" concept an essential service for customers or a violation of manufacturers' intellectual property?

The approach to software security should be flexible, adaptable, outcome-focused, risk-based, cost-effective, and repeatable.

Given the significant impact of the software industry, it is critical to create new policies that generate economic opportunity.

Whether your decision is driven by technology or market reasons, the migration to CodeMeter is smoother than you may think.

Using CmDongles as oracles with an Hyperledger Blockchain in the context of 3D printing applied to a healthcare environment.

One of the most frequent questions asked in developer communities is when to use .NET framework and when to use .NET Core.

Secure hardware-based license dongles remain the platform of choice for the ultimate in software protection against unauthorized usage or illegal tampering.

Recent reports in the U.S. indicate that military weapons and security systems offer the same vulnerabilities found in key infrastructure

The next frontier in DLTs is developing reliable interactions between events and data pushed into a distributed ledger and the physical world.

A never-ending discussion between law enforcement and their ability to obtain useful crime evidence and the need for personal data to be protected.

With modern software applications being a combination of public software libraries and custom code, software supply chain security risks are on the rise.

"Bricking" in software license management translates into the ability to lock down a license if an appropriate or illegal use of the software is detected.

The speed in which development teams are releasing new software is making it difficult for the security operations team to keep up.

Alarming insights and compelling guidelines in the 2018 BSA global survey: Software Management: Security Imperative, Business Opportunity.

With national elections soon coming up in the U.S., the mere thought of further interference with the democratic process is raising deep concerns.

VDMA Product Piracy Study 2018 indicates that, while the overall scale of damage remains unchanged, damages have worsened in the last two years.

When choosing the right system software for medical devices, secure communications, multi-CdPU design, modularity and scalability are key.

Product liability in the cyberworld opens up a whole new area of litigation, as the ISV becomes also responsible of software exploitation for malicious intent.

The U.S. points to China for rampant IP theft, which they believe has significantly weakened U.S. companies’ position in the global market.

Since the IP of today’s of most medical equipment is encapsulated in embedded software, the industry is ripe for attack.

CodeMeter products are not affected by Meltdown and Spectre, even if a would-be attacker should manage to access the application memory.

Cybercrime will cost up to $6 trillion by 2021 - nearly half of today’s US GDP and more profitable than the global trade of all major illegal drugs combined.

Unlike the often used obfuscation approach, Blurry Box cryptography offers software protection that is completely based on publicly available methods.

A cloud-based licensing and software protection service with private Blockchain to address non-repudiable logging is under investigation.

In today’s age of the IoT, true offline computers are a relic of a bygone age. Go for proxy strategies or securely controlled outbound connections.

To demonstrate the validity and strength of Blurry Box, its novel encryption mechanism, Wibu-Systems has launched a global hackers' contest.

Fritz Stephan structured a scalable licensing model where they can remotely activate features on-demand and create new post-sales revenues.

The system should not require secrecy and it must not be a problem if it falls into enemy hands: This is the exact principle Blurry Box applies.

The migration to the CodeMeter licensing, protection and security platform from another vendor can be straightforward and relatively painless.

The software driven economy will dramatically impact health, the environment, global commerce and international relations. What are the risks?

Five critical strategies to help intelligent device manufacturers gauge cyber security risks, develop security controls, and monetize IoT effectively.

Is handing over a free trial license still a valid marketing strategy or does it offer another avenue for hackers to gain illegal access to the program forever?

As a member of the Infineon Security Partner Network, we have worked closely with Infineon to secure devices and systems in various applications.

The SD Association recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the microSD™ Card. With their thought leadership initiative, they share interesting facts.

The IP gained during the development of an ISV’s flagship software product most likely represents an investment in hundreds of man hours.

Just a few days ago, it was unthinkable for an iPhone to be infected with a virus, or for the App Store to spread viruses through their apps.

The disturbing software piracy statistics released by BSA | The Software Alliance in their Global Software Survey are sure to put a dent into any ISVs bottom line.

A recent report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit highlighted some of the emerging economic issues expected to shape global business.

Attackers see, in the growing promise of our tech-connected world, opportunities to steal or cause major disruption or destruction.

The emerging IoT lags massively behind conventional computers in terms of cyber security with manufacturers failing to implement security practices.

ISVs are turning to 3rd party licensing security experts for help in developing a secure licensing strategy that meets their needs for today and their future.

Medical devices are increasingly reliant on software; securing it from tampering has become a critical consideration in the development process.

The Security Research Labs demonstrated how they could perpetrate an attack on USB devices by reprogramming the firmware with malicious code.

The intuitive GUI of WebDepot helps your customers track their license usage and gain a better understanding of license allocation requirements.

Each cloud-based approach has its security strengths and vulnerabilities, and requires a strong user authentication and data encryption strategy.

For every PC in the world there are hundreds of embedded systems, interconnected over various communication channels, like WiFi, Bluetooth and RFID.

A never ending controversy between the rights of software publishers to get paid for their efforts and users to use the software they legally purchased.

If your software isn't secure nothing else matters. How do we prevent malicious attacks like piracy, cracking, theft, reverse engineering, and tampering.

An international group of researchers has cracked a portion of the RSA encryption algorithm. Should users of CodeMeter be concerned?

Some people believe that embedded systems are immune to piracy because the software has to be tied to a specific piece of equipment. What is the truth?

Hackers are out there. You can't take for granted it won't happen to you. What's amazing is how often the bad guys get in because someone left the door unlocked.

Anytime you add a 3rd party component into your overall product stack, you need to be thoughtful. Copy protection software is no different.