Abstract: A method of monitoring digital information including: creating a secure wrapper around the digital information using a method selected from a first wrapper method including directly embedding a first executable protection software portion in the digital information; or a second wrapper method including linking a second executable protection software portion to the digital information by way of an application program interface (API); or a third wrapper method including modifying the digital information and embedding a third executable protection software portion in the modified digital information; each of the first, second and third executable protection software portion including a specific performance portion operable by a user to perform one or more specific performance tasks, the or at least one of the specific performance tasks including a hardware environment check; selecting one of the first second or third wrapper methods according to the software and development platform of the digital information, t