John Boruvka, Author at IIoT World

John Boruvka is the Vice President of US Sales for NCC Group’s Software Resilience business unit. John has been involved in the software escrow and intellectual property management field for more than three decades and is considered an authority in the field of software escrow, SaaS escrow, and issues surrounding the role of a neutral third party in protecting intellectual property.

NCC Group is the world's largest software escrow agent providing services for more than 14,000 businesses in 135 countries to help organizations build software resilience. In 2021, NCC Group acquired Iron Mountain’s Intellectual Property Management (IPM) business, combining the largest software escrow agents in the UK and the US. John was instrumental in managing the acquisition process for Iron Mountain.

Software escrow provides assurance that the source code and data behind critical applications are secure, and always available. This lets businesses protect their IT investments, manage third-party risk, and maintain the software application in the event of software supply-chain disruption. John has written thought leadership articles and presented extensively on these topics at associations, industry meetings, and prestigious law firms across the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe, including:

American Chamber of Commerce – Argentina
International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM)
Caucus Software Licensing Course
Caucus Technology Procurement Conference
Independent Computer Consultants Association
International Association of Contract and Commercial Managers, now World Commerce & Contracting
ITechLaw Association
Licensing Executive Society (LES)
MIT Enterprise Forum Computing SIG (special interest group)
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Software Division
Softletter's SaaS University

February 3, 2023 · Connected Industry

Exploring SBOMs and Software Escrow: Strategies for Securing OT Supply Chains

“Timely and secure information sharing can bridge the gap between vulnerability and security.”This was a key message from a webinar on ICS & OT Supply Chain Risk Management presented by Information Security Media Group. The webinar discussed how Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) can be particularly vulnerable to supply chain risks. In addition, it […]

December 12, 2019 · Connected Industry

Evaluating Risks in the IoT Supply Chain

The Internet of Things (IoT) is still at a nascent stage. That, among other things, means significant risk exists in the IoT supply chain – and much of that stems from the software that proliferates in devices, sensors, controllers, networks and other “things.” We constantly hear about new startups in the IoT market. Yet, as […]