School laptop spying case inspires new law 

School laptop spying case inspires new law

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 19 April 2010 9:09 AM
Court filings show thousands of images taken of students.
Internet censorship not a vote-changer 

Internet censorship not a vote-changer

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 5 March 2010 4:38 PM
Annual Whirlpool survey released.
Net filter legislation to go public by March 

Net filter legislation to go public by March

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 3 February 2010 9:39 AM
Senator's blog gives first indication of timing.
Two in three Australian companies leak data 

Two in three Australian companies leak data

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 11 August 2009 2:52 PM
Renews calls for mandatory data disclosure laws.
Privacy law update expected within weeks 

Privacy law update expected within weeks

In Risk - By Munir Kotadia, 3 August 2009 10:23 AM
Government "working night and day".
Mandatory data loss laws could curb security breaches 

Mandatory data loss laws could curb security breaches

In Risk - By Lilia Guan, 12 May 2009 3:33 PM
More than half of Australasian small businesses responding to a survey conducted by Symantec claim to have experienced security breaches.
Heartland incident provides opportunity to standardise data breach notification laws 

Heartland incident provides opportunity to standardise data breach notification laws

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 23 January 2009 10:52 AM
The Heartland data breach is an opportunity for the US government to standardise data breach notification laws, says Entrust.
California laws will increase penalties for patient data snoopers 

California laws will increase penalties for patient data snoopers

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 2 October 2008 10:08 AM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week signed legislation into law that will pose harsher penalties for hospital workers who pry into sensitive patient data.
New US laws require data encryption 

New US laws require data encryption

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 20 August 2008 10:04 AM
Iowa joins states that require encryption and notification of customers should information be compromised.
Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed 

Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 1 August 2008 3:34 PM
The final report outlining the amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act will be released on August 11, possibily ending almost two years of speculation surrounding the inclusion ...
ICO welcomes data breach notification laws 

ICO welcomes data breach notification laws

By Phil Muncaster, 24 October 2007 9:53 AM
The UK's data watchdog has joined calls for a US-style data loss reporting law.
UK Encryption laws to come into force soon 

UK Encryption laws to come into force soon

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 11 July 2007 10:38 AM
The section of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) that deals with the release of software encryption keys could come into force soon, according to the Home ...
High street giants breach data protection laws 

High street giants breach data protection laws

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 25 June 2007 7:08 AM
Two high street giants, Orange and Littlewoods, have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act following the negligent management of sensitive customer information.
Europe considers new identity theft laws 

Europe considers new identity theft laws

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 May 2007 9:56 AM
The European Commission is to consider new identity fraud legislation in order to boost the fight against cyber crime.
Microsoft urges US government to revamp data privacy laws  

Microsoft urges US government to revamp data privacy laws

By William Eazel, 4 November 2005 12:29 PM
Microsoft has called on the US government to implement a "comprehensive legislative approach" to the issue of data privacy.
Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft 

Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft

By Marcia Savage, 30 March 2005 8:20 PM
In the wake of the latest security breach compromising personal data, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined law enforcement, consumer groups and identity theft victims ...
New cybercrime laws for Philippines 

New cybercrime laws for Philippines

By David Quainton, 5 January 2005 3:19 PM
The latest draft on the new Philippines cybercrime bill is to cover mobile devices as well as computers and computer networks.
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