Cloud initiatives, SaaS, subscriptions, pay-per-use, and a bevy of new, customer-centric licensing models are wreaking havoc with some ISVs who are struggling to keep up with their own antiquated lice more
If you are a history buff, you might find this post interesting. If you are a history buff with interest in cryptography and software hacking, you may have a lot of fun with it. First the history. In more
When software on a consumer’s computer becomes problematic or stops working altogether, in most cases, it is simply a nuisance without significant financial or business implications. In commercial env more
The push for some form of liability for vendors who sell faulty or insecure software has been the subject of debate for many years with little or no clear agreement on its legality or how to enforce i more
In the past decade, the Internet has dramatically changed the way software and the corresponding licenses are delivered. As we know, the days of the CD ROM installation are long gone. Consumers today more
Intellectual property theft is rampant around the globe. In a 2016 study, VDMA, the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association , reported that nine of out ten manufacturers were victims of pir more
Modern day medicine is increasingly dependent upon sophisticated technology that is rapidly changing the landscape of healthcare delivery and demonstrating that its use can make a dramatic improvement more
With the recent, highly publicized incidents of identity theft, ransomware and malware attacks directed at healthcare facilities, the medical device community is on high security alert. Cybersecurity more
Blockchain frameworks enable the immutable storage of data [1,2]. A still open practical question is the so called “oracle” problem, i.e. the way real world data is actually transferred into and out o more
The recent news about security vulnerabilities in common microprocessors and, by implication, popular operating systems and applications have left many users rightly concerned about their IT security. more
Software has become ubiquitous in the healthcare industry given its widespread use for controlling medical devices and health information systems and communicating and maintaining electronic patient d more
The VDMA , the advocacy organization for Germany’s mechanical and systems engineering industry, has released data from its latest research on product piracy (Product Piracy 2018), and once again, the more
An article by Jacob Beningo that appeared recently in Design News caught my eye and raised an interesting question. The main premise of the article, “ The Soon-to-Be-Extinct Embedded Software Engineer more
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Here - Are You Ready? That’s the question posed to more than 1,600 C-level executives by Deloitte Global in a survey recently conducted by Forbes Insights. The rese more
Trade imbalance is at the crux of the harsh rhetoric exchanged between the U.S. and China recently as both sides threaten to implement tariffs on certain goods and imports to protect their own economi more
Historically, software developers have been free of liability if their software fails thanks to End User License Agreements that essentially grant them immunity from lawsuits. Over the years, U.S. cou more
The potential danger of cyberattacks is present in virtually every facet of our lives, whether it be tampering of medical devices, attacks on critical civil infrastructure, prying into our connected h more
Software has become an essential tool for global businesses to perform their fundamental everyday tasks. Software adds value in the way organizations conduct business, improve profitability, reach new more
"Bricking” is a widely used term describing an electronic device, such as a smartphone, game console, router, or tablet computer that has been rendered useless due to severe physical damage, a serious more
IIoT endpoint security was the leading concern of respondents to the 2018 SANS IIoT Survey: Shaping IIoT Security Concerns. The SANS Institute is a cooperative research and education organization and more