Software Legality Audit - analysis of the state of the software used for compliance with the terms of the user agreement of the copyright holder of the software product. In other words, an audit of software legality is the initial stage in the legalization of software , which allows you to identify programs that need to be legalized and which can be freely used.
The audit of software legality is carried out in several main stages:
- Scanning software installed on workstations and servers.
- Processing received data.
- Providing a general report on the audit, with a detailed description of the software installed on each computer, a description of the risks and recommendations.
- Drawing up a general program to legalize the organization.
The results of the audit of software legality:
- A complete picture of the legality of the software installed in your organization.
- General program for the legalization of unlicensed software.
- Statement of liability when using unlicensed software.
- The ability to avoid technical problems that arise when using unlicensed software.
See also
- Copyright infringement
- Legalization of software