(In)Security: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
Alastair Morrison reviews security dangers and questions complacency….
Cybersecurity
Consultation Corner
A round-up of the current calls for input which might be of interest to SCL members…
Cryptic and Hidden Meanings – The Government Proposes To Bring Encryption Powers into Force
Peter Church and Richard Cumbley look at the latest move to bring Part III of RIPA into force….
Wi Fi Security – some practical steps
Graeme Powell offers guidelines to help ensure the security of data when connecting your laptop to a public Wi-Fi hotspot such as in a hotel….
IT SECURITY – What Every Technology Lawyer Needs to Know about IT Security
Kit Burden explains why IT security matters to technology lawyers or at least should matter. This article is based on his presentation to the Law Society of Scotland/SSCL Conference earlier this year…
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SCL Webinars
Charlie Blackburn, Founder of BrightTALK introduces the new service the Society is now offering to its members, ‘SCL Webinars’. SCL webinars are live video presentations, broadcast from the seminar venue and made available via the SCL Web site for members to watch at their PC….
Cybercrime and the UK
Anne Flanagan looks at international standards on cybercrime compliance and asks what UK laws need to change….
Who goes there?
Simon Ratcliffe of Dimension Data describes identity management and explains its importance and how it might pay for itself….
cyber alert
Laurence Eastham reviews a new book from Peter Warren and Michael Streeter cyber alert: How the World is Under Attack from a New Form of Crime (ISBN 1-904132-62-6, Vision Publishing £10.99)….
Electric Blue Sky
With the deadline for responses from the industry having drawn to a close, SML Recycling’s Jeremy Parsons looks at the WEEE consultation paper and its implications for the legal sector…