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Windows 7 leaked key confirmed by Microsoft
News He added: "Our primary goal is to protect users from becoming unknowing victims, because customers who use pirated software are at greater risk of being exposed to malware as well as identity theft. This... [03 Aug 2009]
Data moving to the cloud? Cybercrime will follow
News The days of tracking down software counterfeiters in other countries who are selling pirated CDs are numbered as companies increasingly distribute software and store data online via... [13 Jul 2009]
Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet
News The pirated software was spread via popular piracy sites and online forums, Damballa said. A pirated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) infected with a Trojan horse has created... [14 May 2009]
£1.49bn: The price of pirate desktop software in the UK
News More than a quarter of the desktop software installed in the UK last year - 27 per cent - was pirated according to the sixth annual global IDC software piracy study, sponsored by the... [13 May 2009]
Windows 7: Anti-piracy tech gets more subtle
News Microsoft said in December 2007 that it was seeing Windows Vista pirated at only half the rate of Windows XP. As has been the case for some time, Microsoft's strategy hinges on requiring a user to activate -... [08 May 2009]
IP infringement fines to rise
News The Open Rights Group (ORG), a digital civil-liberties organisation, said that, while the commercial production of pirated works should be penalised, it would be helpful to have a 'fair use' clause built into IP... [07 May 2009]
Browser hijacks and holey software skyrockets
News Pirated versions of software cannot be automatically updated to receive security patches. A report released today finds huge increases in the number of security holes in software and the... [14 Apr 2009]
Microsoft sets Foundation of small biz server push
News The world's largest software company is launching into the market for small companies as competitors introduce cheap, open-source alternatives to its relatively costly Windows-based servers, and the use of... [01 Apr 2009]
Top 10 Things You Should Know about Genuine Windows
White Paper Microsoft is educating customers and partners on Genuine software, in effort to protect them from counterfeit and pirated software. Are you familiar with the concepts of 'Genuine... [24 Feb 2009]
Small Business Webcast: Why Pirated Software Will Cost You in the Long Run (Level 100)
White Paper Pirated or counterfeit software can put the business at risk. Every year, millions of businesses and consumers are hurt by counterfeit software. Using genuine Microsoft... [28 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment A better explanation for the low piracy rate is that those who would use pirated copies don't want Vista, just like everyone else. I wonder if it's occurred to Microsoft that only popular software... [06 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment Whilst I have no problem with clampdowns on Pirated software, I do question the 'parrallel import' issue. There is now sufficient free or cheap anti-intrusion software (anti-virus,... [04 Oct 2007]
One-third of businesses run fake Microsoft software
News We are fully committed to ridding the channel of pirated copies. Microsoft is to 'up the ante' on tackling business software piracy after its latest figures showed one-third of customers still run... [26 Apr 2007]
Software piracy risks lost on SMEs
News And while 97 per cent of those questioned were confident all the software on their company systems is legal, around 27 per cent of UK businesses are thought to be using pirated software,... [19 Apr 2007]
Google going after PowerPoint?
News Asked about the Viacom lawsuit from March alleging Google's YouTube hosts pirated material, Schmidt said Google complied with the copyrighted content take-down orders. Google is adding a feature to its Docs &... [18 Apr 2007]
