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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 cyber-criminals and offences such as denial of service attacks. [22 May 2006]
CMA amendment "pure idiocy", says peer
News A proposed UK law has been heavily criticised by a Tory peer and a senior security expert, who say it could criminalise both the police and innocent IT professionals who build or make available programs which are then used for hacking. [26 May 2006]
The CMA Guide to E-Mail Marketing
White Paper This paper will help readers to gain a high-level view of e-mail marketing, what it is, how to use it effectively, and some current best practices used by marketing professionals. Email has rapidly established itself as a powerful... [01 May 2004]
Security professionals back tougher laws for hackers
News The IT security industry has almost unanimously given its backing to government plans to update the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and introduce more severe custodial sentences for cyber criminals. Mike Dalton, EMEA president... [26 Jan 2006]
Cabling the Dell PowerEdge T610
White Paper This white paper describes recommended cable routing procedures, both with and without the optional Cable Management Arm (CMA) for the Dell PowerEdge T610 in the following racks like PowerEdge 4210, PowerEdge 2410,... [15 Aug 2009]
'Email bomb' teen gets two-month curfew
News A UK teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to breaking the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) by crashing the email server of his former employer. The defence argued Lennon should receive a conditional discharge, given the... [24 Aug 2006]
Police: Cybercrime laws not important
News The UK's online police force has indicated that any changes made to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) will do little to deter hackers. On Tuesday next week, Parliament will have ten minutes to decide whether the 12-year-old... [01 Apr 2005]
CPS hack attack guidelines: 'Confused'
News Guidelines published this week by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on how to interpret amendments to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) have been branded "confused" by a renowned security expert. C is for CMA [04 Jan 2008]
Computer misuse update: Doomed to fail?
News UK MP Derek Wyatt has a snowball's hope in hell of getting key amendments made to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) ahead of the dissolution of Parliament but his 10 minute Bill reading, scheduled for 5 April, will at least... [04 Apr 2005]
Telecoms body may disappear
News The Communications Management Association (CMA) will, pending approval by its members, be swallowed by the British Computer Society (BCS), a much larger organisation which represents UK IT professionals. [22 Jun 2007]
BT is wrong on broadband say telecoms managers
News According to research from the CMA more than 70 per cent of CMA members questioned said they would like to use broadband internet services and their businesses were suffering because they could not,... [10 Oct 2001]
Lord: 'We need better cyber crime laws'
News Lord Northesk is seeking to amend the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 1990 to give the police and judiciary greater "legal clarity" when dealing with computer crime. The UK government is currently trying to update the... [21 Jun 2006]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next Generation Access report, issued on Thursday, claims companies' ecommerce operations will suffer unless broadband speeds are increased. More than a third of the... [07 Jul 2008]
Companies take action over telecoms fraud
News The CMA is pushing for telcos to bear the brunt of any loss incurred when a hacker accesses the corporate network. According to the CMA, global figures for fixed and cellular related fraud will rise to... [10 Apr 2001]
Teenager in court over "email bomb" DoS attack
News A teenager will appear in court on Tuesday accused of unleashing an "email bomb" on his former employer, in what will be a test case for the Computer Misuse Act (CMA). This case will prove to be a test of the... [01 Nov 2005]
