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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]
Ten sacked over 'lewd email'
News In November, Cable & Wireless dismissed six members of staff for email misuse. While it is important to have a policy preventing misuse of email, says the Trade Unions Congress (TUC), it is also crucial that this should be developed in consultation...
[January 5, 2001, 12:28]
E-male looks for love
News Although the research shows some quirky results, there is still an important issue concerning misuse of email at work. Sacking employees for perceived misuse of email is nothing new, and the edesigns survey indicates that companies should wise up...
[August 17, 2001, 17:00]
Tsunami 'hacker' is innocent, say readers
News One of the Computer Misuse Act (1990), which makes it an offence for someone to secure unauthorised access to a computer when they know that they are not permitted to do so. While a vast majority of readers reckoned that Cuthbert was not guilty of...
[October 10, 2005, 16:00]
It's time for the Government Misuse Act
Leader While it is laudable that lawmakers have finally woken up to the threat posed by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and are attempting to amend the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) accordingly, their response can best be described as "too much...
[May 22, 2006, 15:45]
Securicor to offer anonymous shopping online
News It is easy-to-use and shields both customers and, to a significant degree, online retailers from fraud and the problems of the misuse of information. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the ZDNet News forum.
[November 28, 2000, 12:40]
Digital map of Web to track employees
News Wherever possible it should be designed to prevent rather than detect misuse. To have your say online click on the TalkBack button and go to the ZDNet News forum. A Scottish company claims to be the first to have created a digital map of the dark...
[October 20, 2000, 14:22]
News Burst: Human Rights Act protects workplace privacy
News The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act that enables an employer to legally monitor their staff's suspected misuse of the Internet now seems likely to violate the human right to privacy within the workplace.
[October 3, 2000, 10:38]
Cable company sacks six for email "misuse"
News Another six employees have lost their jobs for alleged "misuse" of email as Cable & Wireless confirmed Tuesday it has dismissed six people from its Birmingham office. Sacking employees for perceived misuse of email is nothing new.
[November 29, 2000, 15:13]
Court resists trend in Net address case
News This one, together with the Clue case, marks the beginning of the end for covetous parties who try to misuse the legal system to take domain names away from innocent owners. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Telecoms forum.
[September 6, 2001, 10:56]
News Roundup: To email or not to email?
News Cable company sacks six for email "misuse" Click on the TalkBack button and go to the ZDNet News forum. Freedom of speech is becoming an increasingly convoluted issue. Are we or aren't we allowed personal communication at work?
[December 19, 2000, 9:19]
Friday
Blog One of the things we covered was the Computer Misuse Act, which says quite clearly that if you get access to something you're not authorised for, you're guilty. To have your say online click on TalkBack and go to the ZDNet UK forums.
[November 15, 2002, 15:44]
Lawyers busted over 'sexist' email
News The dangers of email misuse were highlighted again this week as one of the oldest law firms in London was accused of circulating a racist and sexist email about a female member of staff. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Telecoms forum.
[September 7, 2001, 17:39]
Welsh hacker pleads guilty to credit card crime
News The teenager had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of breaking section 10 of the Computer Misuse Act -- legislation designed to combat computer crime -- by downloading unauthorised material. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the ZDNet...
[March 30, 2001, 14:32]
Ford workers suspended over Net surfing
News In November, Cable & Wireless dismissed six of its staff for email misuse. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the ZDNet News forum. Three workers have been suspended from Ford's biggest UK factory for "unauthorised use" of the Internet.
[January 17, 2001, 15:10]
Hacker 'saint' gets sentenced
News The teenager had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of breaking section 10 of the Computer Misuse Act -- legislation designed to combat computer crime -- by downloading unauthorised material. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the...
[July 6, 2001, 12:32]
Council of Europe approves cybercrime treaty
News The Council of Europe Ministers' Deputies has approved the first international convention on cybercrime, which will set a common criminal policy on the misuse of computer networks and electronic information for terrorist or illegal activity.
[September 21, 2001, 14:09]
UK employers crack down on Net use
News The same study indicates that workplace misuse of the Internet in the UK is more widespread than ever, with employees surfing the Web on company time for a wide range of purposes. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Security forum.
[April 24, 2001, 11:55]
'Code Red': So long, for now
News The possibility for damage or misuse far outweighs any potential benefits. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Security forum. By the end of Thursday, any given numerical Internet address had been attacked on average more than 20 times...
[July 23, 2001, 8:43]
One in five employers snoop on staff email
News Disciplinary action or dismissal for Internet and email misuse was found to be common among the firms surveyed, with more than a hundred cases being reported for the downloading of pornography over the Internet.
[January 17, 2001, 12:10]
