Eighty-five percent of organizations are accidental software pirates, according to a recent International Data Corporation study. 70 percent have undergone a software audit in the past 12 months, or expect one to occur. IBM’s Michael Sarna said organizations should be able to answer three questions: What do we own? What are we using? What do you need? How does SAM relate to keeping your data secure? IBMs Danna Rother said there are great benefits from properly instituting a SAM strategy.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/software-asset-management-why-it-makes-security-sense/