The prevention of unauthorized copying of software or media. From the 1950s to the 1980s, software copy protection was not an issue. Vendor support for mainframes and minicomputers had always been ...

In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer or as-in-speech. This situation is a surprisingly new one, and in an earlier era of consumer software ...

Mark Russinovich couldn’t understand how the rootkit had sneaked onto his system. An expert on the internals of the Windows operating system, he is careful when it comes to computer security and ...

The growing buzz over copy-protected CDs may be causing some consumers to hear double. For several weeks, news that record companies have quietly been selling copy-protected compact discs in stores ...

Software makers have tried all sorts of heavy-handed measures to prevent illegal copying of their programs, but an Austin, Texas-based start-up thinks stealth is better. Privately held Smarte ...

After two weeks of relentless criticism over its XCP copy protection software, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is pulling CDs that contain the software from store shelves. The company is also planning to ...

Sony BMG Music Entertainment and a technology partner are working with antivirus companies on a fix for a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs. Earlier in the week, security experts ...

Nope, however the general premise that obfuscation of code makes your software 'more secure' is bunk. If someone has a copy of your software and wants to hack it, they will. obfuscated or not.

In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer or as-in-speech. This situation is a surprisingly new one, and in an earlier era of consumer software ...