The Software Alliance (BSA) reports that Thailand is leading the region in a recent campaign to eliminate illegal software utilized by corporations.
Midway through the campaign, Thailand’s software legalization performance was higher than the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia – largely as a result of support from the Thai government and good levels of cooperation amongst Thai business leaders.
BSA reports that almost 400 corporations from 11 voivodeships cooperated within the legalization of the software. The provinces with the best level of software legalization are Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Chon Buri.
The campaign will end in February, at which period BSA will publish performance reports for every participating Asian country. Most of the businesses that have to be legalized are manufacturing, engineering, and industrial design corporations.
“This campaign is working in Thailand because corporations understand the need for legalization and that it is much better to do it proactively today rather than wait for a cyber crisis or legal problems,” said Tarun Sawney, senior director of BSA.
“Thai police play an important role in holding corporations accountable. We also believe that CEOs in Thailand are very aware of their responsibility when using legal software and are much more proactive than in some other countries.”
The BSA Legalize and Protect initiative was launched to coach CEOs concerning the various risks related to the usage of illegal software, including cybersecurity threats.
In September, BSA launched the Clean Up to the Countdown campaign to influence CEOs to make sure their corporations are compliant by New Year 2020. The campaign launched in 4 major Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
To date, over 1,000 corporations have made software purchases to legalize their software and reduce risk.
Since September, ASEAN chief executives have approved the acquisition of software for about 6,000 PCs.
To protect against future crises, corporations can implement proven software asset management (SAM) best practices to get essentially the most out of their technology.
Full software legalization also helps corporations prevent crippling cybersecurity damage, increase productivity, reduce downtime, centralize license management, and even reduce costs with the flexibleness of a contemporary subscription model.
“We like the progress we are seeing this year, but some CEOs will only clean up their companies when they face very significant enforcement pressure, which is why we will be working with our partners in government to bring legal action against CEOs that corporations refuse to follow,” Sawney said
Source : The nation of Thailand
