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EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News The 'telecoms package', which on Monday gained approval by the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), has sparked concern over its support for greater collaboration between ISPs and the content industry - an association that... [09 Jul 2008]
Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord
News Roschke wrote: "Law enforcement use of applications will significantly expand the reach of what law enforcement can see and also provides a more surreptitious viewing ability. Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to... [22 Apr 2008]
Florida Law Firm Ensures Its Data Is Available, Even if a Hurricane Strikes
White Paper Ruden McClosky is one of Florida's largest and most prominent law firms, providing a full range of legal services and business solutions across 10 Florida offices and one office in Venezuela. The director of IT decided to set up a secondary data... [10 Apr 2008]
Vendors hype up compliance fears
Comment The word strikes fear into the heart of even the hardened executive. The act confirms directors' duties to run their companies responsibly - something that was previously outlined only in case law. Tamzin Matthew, partner at law firm Blake Lapthorn... [08 Apr 2008]
Microsoft strikes back at open source critics
News Microsoft has struck out at the Software Freedom Law Center's claims that its Open Specification Promise is not as open as it should be. The SFLC published a legal analysis of Microsoft's Open Specification Promise, a document written to give... [18 Mar 2008]
Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?
Comment In particular, if the government adopts a three-strikes system, where a warning is followed by temporary suspension and ultimately full termination of internet access, it would need to be very carefully targeted at each stage to avoid wrongful... [22 Feb 2008]
Integrating Compliance Into Your Disaster Recovery Plan
White Paper Even when disaster strikes, your company is not off the hook for compliance. Depending on the specific law that governs your organization's type of data, you need to get back up and running within the time constraints set forth by regulatory... [12 Dec 2007]
Leader: Why security threats don't have to be taxing
Leader Let's just hope other UK companies start cooking up similar data breach response recipes to keep their customers on side if disaster strikes. It also raises the bar - compared to California's law, for example, which only obliges agencies or... [09 Oct 2007]
Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes: Implement a Solid Continuity of Operations Plan With Veritas Cluster Server
White Paper Government agencies are charged with storing and protecting the nation's most sensitive medical, financial, and law enforcement-related data. In case of unexpected disaster, one must be prepared to provide continuous backup and fast recovery... [23 May 2007]
Editor's Blog: Banking on a hard time over security
Comment A simple truth strikes me about these instances. This week Peter Birley from law firm Browne Jacobson takes on everything from extreme weather threats to how IT departments get the rest of the organisation to understand SOA - even if there isn't a... [27 Mar 2007]
Security breach strikes student loan site
News But the Data Accountability and Trust Act, which still requires approval from Congress before becoming law, would not have the same requirements for federal agencies. The US Department of Education (DoE) has disabled the online payment feature for... [25 Aug 2006]
Stock fraud case strikes at heart of Silicon Valley
News George Stamboulidis, a former Justice Department prosecutor who's now a partner at the Baker Hostetler law firm in New York, said he expects more criminal charges to be announced soon against other companies. [21 Jul 2006]
Dan's China diary - day 19
Comment It strikes me during the interview how the professional services market - for things such as legal services, finance and architecture - is more mature here than on the mainland. Make my way over to see Peter Bullock - a partner at law firm Pinsent... [28 Jun 2006]
Crisis strikes: What do you do next...?
Comment But sod's law is perhaps the only given in life - "expect the unexpected," he said. Over the past few years there have been countless examples of companies waking up to word that they've been the victim of a security breach or discovering their... [26 Jan 2005]
Nokia: N-Gage has been hacked, crack down begins
News There are so many strikes against this thing," said Billy Pidgeon, an analyst for research firm the Zelos Group. The company also said it is cooperating with law enforcement authorities and broadband providers to stop illegal online trading of the... [13 Nov 2003]
