Crime and security
There is a wealth of information on OUT-LAW about online crime,
scams and security.
See also: Legal info about Data protection (the Data Protection Act lays
down the strongest legal duty on information security in the
UK.)
OUT-LAW Guides (UK law)
- Crime
Businesses risk becoming the victims of online crime and risk being
held criminally responsible for the actions of their employees.
There is plenty of existing legislation to regulate criminal
activity on the web.
- Cryptography Enigma
The security offered by cryptography can be vital for businesses
that demand confidentiality in their information access or
exchange. Here we look at the relevant laws.
- Security aspects of E-business
The perceived lack of security on the internet is seen as the major
obstacle to the uptake of e-business. This guide gives a brief
overview of the subject.
- Identity theft and credit card
fraud
This article discusses where liability for card fraud falls in
e-commerce transactions.
- Massaging technology stocks
In 2003 US investors who ploughed fortunes into dot.com companies
sued investment banks because those same companies proved the old
adage that shares go down as well as up.
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We advise companies on their information security obligations
and help when they have problems. Get in touch.
Useful links
AEB's Web Security Guidelines (27-page PDF)
The Alliance for Electronic Business, sponsored by Pinsent Masons,
produced these guidelines which give clear, commercial and
practical guidance to SMEs in the UK on how to implement security
policies and monitor the security of their systems.
If you have a report to make concerning illegal
material on the internet you should contact the UK's
Internet Watch Foundation,
whether the material appears to originate in the UK or
elsewhere.
If you have a report to make on the
sale or use of
illegal software, you should contact
FAST or
BSA.
Warning: The links below are to legislation,
some of which may be out of date. Some Acts may have been amended
many times, but when you follow the link to HMSO's website you will
not see the end result of all these amendments. So be careful
before relying on what you read.
