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Federal law needs to cover everyone

Federal law needs to cover everyone

We've all heard about the many private companies whose lackadaisical approach to security ended in the theft of customers' critical data. But it has been rare to hear about compromises to government agencies' IT security mechanisms, which ended in a citizen's identity being compromised.
Illena Armstrong Aug 26 2005 4:50PM Security
New York enacts data breach law

New York enacts data breach law

New York state has enacted a law which will oblige companies and local government to disclose to customers if their personal information is hacked.
René Millman Aug 15 2005 2:26PM Security
Law is nothing without enforcement

Law is nothing without enforcement

There is a great deal of legislation being proposed that could have a big impact on information security, most of it the result of concerns over ID theft.
Dave Cullinane Jul 21 2005 5:27PM Security
2 MINUTES ON… Data breaches and the law

2 MINUTES ON… Data breaches and the law

The recent spate of breaches involving thousands of Americans' sensitive data has prompted calls for legislation to protect consumer information. But some security experts disagree.
Marcia Savage Apr 19 2005 1:16PM Security
Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday toughened her proposal to require organizations to notify people of breaches that compromise their personal data.
Marcia Savage Apr 11 2005 11:42PM Security
Industry, law enforcement must team up to stop breaches

Industry, law enforcement must team up to stop breaches

Government agencies, financial services companies, data aggregators, and other firms must do a better job combatting identity theft, according to an IT industry group.
Illena Armstrong Mar 25 2005 6:55PM Security
Chinese anti-spam law "within weeks"

Chinese anti-spam law "within weeks"

China, the country with the second-biggest spam problem worldwide, will have anti-spam legislation “within weeks”, according to the UK Government.
David Quainton Feb 25 2005 10:40AM Security
DC sets out tough new spam law

DC sets out tough new spam law

The District of Columbia has introduced legislation to cut down on the proliferation of spam.
David Quainton Feb 1 2005 3:41PM Security
Over half of IT security staff have no idea about corporate law

Over half of IT security staff have no idea about corporate law

Confusion reigns in the compliance world as UK board members know what the Companies Bill is but IT security professionals have absolutely no idea.
David Quainton Dec 14 2004 4:55PM Security
UK spam law - "completely ineffective"

UK spam law - "completely ineffective"

As reported here on December 3 Britain’s first anti-spam law is one year old today, and not a single conviction has been made. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulation the Government has failed to bring spammers to task, and the situation looks unlikely to change soon.
David Quainton Dec 14 2004 12:04PM Security
Industry and law enforcement team up to fight phishing

Industry and law enforcement team up to fight phishing

Tech firms have joined with ISPs, banks and law enforcement in a new effort designed to fight phishing.
Marcia Savage Dec 10 2004 4:43PM Security
Hackers start to feel long arm of law

Hackers start to feel long arm of law

Global collaboration is paying off. David Quainton reports on the legal success
David Quainton Dec 6 2004 3:44PM Security
Anti-spam law suits Microsoft

Anti-spam law suits Microsoft

Microsoft has launched seven lawsuits against spammers, using the powers offered by CAN-SPAM. Seven “John Doe” lawsuits were filed in Washington State Superior Court acting on new legislation that requires sexually explicit material to be labelled.
David Quainton Dec 3 2004 12:43PM Security
Spyware and the law

Spyware and the law

I spy with my little eye, a legal problem beginning with "S".
Staff Writers Nov 2 2004 6:12PM Security
California law hits firms nationwide

California law hits firms nationwide

Firms used to like handling security breaches quietly but that is no longer an option
Marcia Savage Oct 29 2004 5:04PM Security
Security chief lays down law on regulation

Security chief lays down law on regulation

Increased regulation will be the main driver of security for the forseeable future according to a security expert.
René Millman Sep 22 2004 4:05PM Security
Intel drives forward Moore's Law

Intel drives forward Moore's Law

Intel has created fully functional 70Mb static random access memory (SRAM) chips with more than half a billion transistors using advanced nm process technology.
Staff Writers Sep 1 2004 12:00AM Storage
Proposed law targets internet child sex abuse offences

Proposed law targets internet child sex abuse offences
Staff Writers Jun 25 2004 12:00AM Software
Our archaic law leaves an open door for cybercrime

Our archaic law leaves an open door for cybercrime

Think what the world of IT was like in 1990. A few lucky researchers, military personnel, government workers and assorted hangers-on would have been able to enjoy the novelty of fledgling email and internet services. If you were a forward-thinking large corporate, you might well have a mainframe or a minicomputer network storing and processing crucial data and, although dial-up modems could connect systems to each other and enable remote terminal access, viruses and hack-attacks were minor worries. The occasional infected floppy disc might contain some malware that could potentially compromise the contents of your expensive 40mb hard drive, but a relatively up-to-date antivirus programme would probably protect you. Hackers and virus writers were mostly a minority sub-culture of cyber-kids operating from their bedrooms bragging and swapping war stories on underground bulletin boards.
Staff Writers May 19 2004 3:49PM Security

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