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Software vendors have long endured outright theft and inadvertent unlicensed use of their products, through pirated software and illegal key generators. Prior to the development of robust anti-piracy technologies, there was little that could be done by the software vendors, and many software consumers were duped into "purchasing" counterfeit licenses to non-genuine software.  

As part of our mission to achieve Zero Dark Usage, we have recently been highlighting the increasing risk companies face from their employees using illegal software at work.

For years high tech software companies have endured a consistent and ever growing piracy assault on their intellectual property, which, according to the BSA Software Alliance, has resulted in lost revenue of more than $46 billion a year. 

Preview: Cylynt and Proof LCS are partnering to bring the software industry new capabilities for uncovering piracy, collecting installation/usage data, rapidly performing data analysis, and then monetizing those software licenses found to be over-installed or pirated.

Trick or Treat! It’s the perfect time of year to review the most spine-chilling cybersecurity threats. Believe it or not, ghastly ghouls and moaning spirits aren’t the scariest or spookiest things. Cybersecurity criminals and threats are some nasty witches that conjure trouble.

Preview: Denise Mingrone, partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, shares some of the advice she will present at the Cylynt Software Monetization and Anti-Piracy Summit on how to protect software IP in the new remote working environment. Denise recently published an expert analysis article on this topic in Law360. Join the summit to see the full presentation.

Preview: Bob Smith, executive director of the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, will be presenting at the Cylynt Software Monetization and Anti-Piracy Summit on October 28-29, 2020. In this blog, he previews what he will be discussing at the event. Join the summit to see the full presentation.

Preview: Cylynt has introduced Cylynt Ranger, a powerful new piracy detection application that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to identify and track the illegal usage of older, non-instrumented releases of their software applications.

Preview: Cylynt is partnering with Thales to offer software developers a best-in-class platform for recovering revenue from under compliance and piracy, as well as maximizing additional revenue opportunities. Cylynt CEO Ted Miracco and Thales VP of global solutions sales at Thales eSecurity comment on the advantages of this joint solution.

Preview: On the eve of Superbowl LIV, Cylynt CEO Ted Miracco talks about the parallels between football and Cylynt's anti-piracy software and the fact that doing nothing, either about improving the game or your cybersecurity protection is losing. "People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society." -Vince Lombardi