Cyber security : law and practice / Dean Armstrong, Dan Hyde, Sam Thomas.

Bristol : Jordan Publishing Ltd, 2017.

1st edition

87624

Computer crimes -- Great Britain.

Telecommunication -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.

Part 1. The legal framework

1. Cyber crime

2. Civil liability under the Data Protection Act 998

3. Civil liability and redress

4. Cyber property

5. Employer liability and protection

6. Commercial espionage

7. Control mechanisms for embedded devices

Part 2. Responding to a data breach

8. Responding to a data breach

9. Investigating incidents and powers of investigators

Part 3 Litigation, evidence and remedies

10. Remedial steps and mitigating the loss

11. Litigating and rules of evidence

Part 4. The future

12. The legal environment post-Brexit.

Cyber security and data management are among the biggest issues facing business and other organisations today. The law faces huge challenges to keep up with the rapid development of technology which provides opportunities for the misuse of computers for commercial gain or other reasons. This new work covers the vast spectrum of law, both civil and criminal, as it applies to data control, data management and cyber issues. It considers the legal implications of internal threats from employees, data mismanagement or inadequate software, together with external threats from competitors or criminals, and looks at practical ways to deal with potential or actual cyber incidents. It provides a unique, comprehensive coverage, looking at three main areas: Legal Framework - Cyber Crime, the Civil Perspective, Cyber Property, and Employee Liability and Protection Data Issues - Data Security and Protection, Control Mechanisms for Embedded Devices, Data Breach Responses, Commercial Espionage. Practical issues - Investigative Powers, Litigating and Rules of Evidence, Immunity and the locus and status of the perpetrator, Remedial steps and mitigating the loss. The work concludes by looking at the potential impact of 'Brexit' on data management and control and the significance of the impending General Data Protection Regulation. - Publisher's website.

Includes tables of cases, statutes, statutory instruments, and European materials.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781784733452

xxxi, 276 p. ; 26 cm