Question

Give two reasons why software piracy should be discouraged

Answer 1

Software piracy can mean big fines.According to the Business Software Alliance (BSA), convicted companies can be fined up to $250,000Software piracy can mean jail time.  people within a company can could go to jail for up to five yearsSoftware piracy raises the risk of malware attacks.Security threats take advantage of weaknesses in software. This is why patches and upgrades are needed. Pirated software usually can’t accept these patches so it leaves you vulnerable to these threats. Plus websites offering pirated software are usually filled with malwareandviruses embedded into the downloads. You could get more than you ask for.

You may think “Software audits? That will never happen to me”. Well it can. No one really expects them