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SafeNet white paper combats software piracy

~ SafeNet reveals top seven hack threats ~

September 04, 2008

SafeNet, a leader in information security, launched a new white paper aimed at helping software developers protect their work against piracy.

Called “Common Hacks and Counter Attacks,” this white paper details the seven greatest threats to hardware-based software protection. Software pirates are renowned for their methods of hacking into software. SafeNet, a rights management authority, identifies the top threats facing independent software vendors (ISVs):

·     Brute force attack – pure persistence, attempting every security combination;
·     Record/playback – software records the information sent from the application to the security token;
·     Stealing secrets – unauthorised obtaining of a security password;
·     Device sharing – using one token on multiple PCs to avoid licensing rules;
·     Time tampering – rolling back the system clock to cheat a time-based licence;
·     Hardware cloning – duplicating a hardware token authorised to protect an application;
·     Device emulation – software used to mimic a hardware dongle and break the security protection;

SafeNet’s white paper advises developers on how they can protect against licence manipulation. Security measures can be used that keep licences flexible, but also secure.

“Software development is at the heart of the British computing industry, so defending the industry from pirates is paramount,” commented Gary Clark, VP EMEA, SafeNet. “At the same time, it is essential that the protection keeps hackers out without sacrificing the flexibility of the product. Keeping the developed application accessible to legitimate users is critical,” he concluded.

Common Hacks and Counter Attacks can be downloaded from the SafeNet document library.

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“Software development is at the heart of the British computing industry, so defending the industry from pirates is paramount,” commented Gary Clark, VP EMEA, SafeNet. “At the same time, it is essential that the protection keeps hackers out without sacrificing the flexibility of the product. Keeping the developed application accessible to legitimate users is critical,” he concluded.

About the company

About SafeNet, Inc.
SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded 25 years ago, the company provides complete security utilising its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software, and chips. UBS, Nokia, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Bank of America, Adobe, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet. In 2007, SafeNet was taken private by Vector Capital. For more information, visit www.safenet-inc.com

SafeNet is a registered trademark of SafeNet, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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For further information, please contact:
Steve George at LEWIS PR
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7802 2626
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7802 2627
safenetuk@lewispr.com
Internet: http://www.safenet-inc.com

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