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Computer Misuse Act Stands The Test Of Time
News Reforms to the Computer Misuse Act Recommendations relating to the CMA are as follows: Although the inquiry had as its focus the Computer Misuse Act, the report makes it clear that many of the weapons to combat current cybercrimes may lie outside...
[July 1, 2004, 16:00]
MPs Look At Revising Computer Misuse Act
News The All-Party Internet Group (APIG) will be holding a public hearing into whether the Computer Misuse Act needs bringing up to date. The group will be holding a public hearing in the House of Commons on 29 April, when MPs will have a chance to...
[March 16, 2004, 16:15]
MPs Urged To Overhaul Computer Misuse Act
News The Computer Misuse Act -- which became law many years before the Internet entered the mainstream -- is a failure and needs a major overhaul, according to some analysts. But the All Party Internet Group (APIG), which will publish the result of an...
[June 23, 2004, 14:25]
MPs Start Review Of Computer Misuse Act
News MPs will review the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) at the House of Commons on Thursday, because the law was created before the emergence of the Internet and needs to be updated. He suggests that the various laws should be combined: "None of the spam...
[April 29, 2004, 14:35]
Computer Misuse Act Stands The Test Of Time
Talkback The guys at Half-Life Source were talking about this in their technology forum. Laws like cybercrime are mostly international and it should be an international law. This world is way behind the times.
[July 1, 2004, 16:34]
MPs Start Review Of Computer Misuse Act
Talkback get a life and catch some real crimanals
[February 24, 2006, 9:58]
MPs Start Review Of Computer Misuse Act
Talkback shut the f**k up u geeks
[September 16, 2005, 11:24]
MPs Start Review Of Computer Misuse Act
Talkback If an organisation were to employ persons to hack into their own systems for the purpose of identifying security holes, or a company were contracted to carry out the same procedure on behalf of a company.with the intent of making that companies...
[May 4, 2004, 13:53]
Law May Be Updated To Cover DoS Attacks
News The government is considering amending the Computer Misuse Act (CMA), amid concern within the Internet industry that denial of service (DoS) attacks may not be covered by the law. Our advice from the Crown Prosecution Service is that denial of...
[December 11, 2002, 16:52]
CBI Calls For Cybercrime Laws To Be Updated
News The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has added its voice to the growing clamour calling for the UK's Computer Misuse Act to be updated. But the Government could — as it has been encouraged to — amend the Computer Misuse Act," Beale added.
[November 22, 2005, 13:00]
Expert: CPS Hack Tool Guidance 'confused'
News Guidelines published this week by the Crown Prosecution Service on how to interpret amendments to the Computer Misuse Act have been branded "confused" by a renowned security expert. The Computer Misuse Act (CMA) amendments criminalise the...
[January 3, 2008, 16:51]
Government Must Update Cybercrime Laws, Say Experts
News Computer Misuse Act to include denial of service attacks in the light of this week's email bomber trial, according to legal experts. The Home Office has repeatedly indicated in the past that the government is aware that the Computer Misuse Act...
[November 4, 2005, 16:05]
Home Office 'wrong' Over Criminalisation Of IT Pros
News The Home Office has been blasted by lawyers over its claims that changes to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) will not affect legitimate users. It needs to be identified that the primary purpose of an article, as defined in the Act, would be for use in...
[July 19, 2006, 16:45]
Government Hacking Illegal Say Experts
News This news follows speculation by encryption expert Brian Gladman last week that the 1990 Computer Misuse Act could make it technically illegal for the authorities to routinely hack into computers, even with a search warrant.
[November 30, 1999, 15:41]
UK Law Will Criminalise IT Pros, Say Experts
News The Police and Justice Bill will update the UK's existing Computer Misuse Act (CMA), bringing in new powers to address the rise of organised cybercriminals and offences such as denial-of-service attacks.
[May 19, 2006, 14:15]
Crypto Could Force Government Hacking
News That may contravene the 1990 Computer Misuse Act, Gladman argues. Although the 1994 Intelligence Services Act gives GCHQ certain privileges to intercept communications without a warrant, Gladman says it is unclear whether this relates to the...
[November 23, 1999, 13:25]
Terrorist Act Will Not Deter Hackers
News The 1990 Computer Misuse Act, which tackles computer crime in the UK, is considered by many experts to fall short on combatting hacking. The Computer Misuse Act is fine as far as it goes," said Rob Carolina, a partner with law firm Tarlo Lyons.
[February 23, 2001, 9:00]
Denial Of Service Attacks Are Legal 'grey Area'
News Computer Misuse Act, which has been criticised for being outdated. Judge Grant asked expert witness for the prosecution Paul Overton whether, in his opinion, the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) contained the necessary language to cover DoS attacks caused...
[November 2, 2005, 11:20]
NASA Hacker Debate Rages On
News Under the Computer Misuse Act, the maximum penalty you get is five years. You can get 10 years for the criminal misuse of copyright. However, McKinnon will not be tried under the Patriot Act, under which he could have received the death penalty.
[July 14, 2006, 12:50]
Teenager May Face Appeal Over Email Attacks
News The youth was charged under the Computer Misuse Act (CMA). The Computer Misuse Act is widely regarded as being inadequate by experts, because it does not cover DoS attacks. It'll hopefully get to the stage where it'll get to be a well known case...
[January 5, 2006, 12:00]
