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BSA Announces Cyber Champion Awards to Members of Congress

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today is honoring a group of outstanding US lawmakers for their leadership in building a safe and legal digital world by awarding them the association’s highest honor, the Cyber Champion Award.

| News | Security | 12/18/08 at 11:58 am |


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BSA Applauds Recommendations to Obama on Cyber Security

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is providing the following statement by Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of BSA, on today’s report by the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency:

| Opinion | Security | 12/09/08 at 3:39 pm |


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Holiday Shopping Survey Finds Most College Students Are Willing and Able to Obtain Illegal Software

With the holiday shopping season underway, the Business Software Alliance—the leading voice of the world’s software industry—today announced the results of a national poll gauging the purchasing intentions of college students.



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Study: critical infrastructure often under cyberattack

Computer systems that run the world's critical infrastructure are not as secure as they should be and insiders are mad.

| News | Security | 11/11/08 at 10:46 am |


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