Self Assessment Engine (SAE)

The SAE is a self assessment tool that sets out ISO/IEC 19770-1 standard SAM processes alongside guidance in plain English.

Press Releases

18th November 2008
Crimes committed in the online arena must match those in the physical

Federation calls for equity in sentencing for copyright infringement The Federation Against Softw – Read more...

FAST IiS Facts

Reduction in illegal software
A reduction in illegal software from 27 per cent to 17 per cent would create more than 13,500 additional jobs and contribute around £1bn to UK tax revenue, (BSA).

Pirated Software
27 per cent of software in the UK is pirated, costing UK technology firms over £1 billion, (IDC/BSA, 2007).

More Jobs
A worldwide reduction of software piracy by 10 percentage points to 25 per cent could generate 600,000 new jobs and $141bn of additional tax revenue. (IDC/BSA, 2007).

Counterfeit software
Counterfeit software is used on over a third (35 per cent) of all computers worldwide, (IDC/BSA, 2007).

8 million recovered
In excess of £8 million has been recovered on behalf of the software industry as a result of FAST’s activities over the past seven years. (The Federation).

"I agree"
When installing software 72 per cent of people simply hit “I agree” without reading the terms and conditions. (The Federation, 2006)

Whistleblowers
100 whistleblowers a month contact (The Federation).