Computer Misuse Act reform in the UK’s National Security Bill would protect only around 300 of the country’s 69,600 cybersecurity professionals, sources say, because the statutory defence covers ...

In one of her final opinions before joining the Delaware Supreme Court, Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves addressed various statutory computer misuse claims against a former employee and awarded ...

The long-awaited reform of Britain’s outdated Computer Misuse Act of 1990 – which has hamstrung the work of the nation’s cyber security professionals and researchers for years – is to be included in a ...

Ethical hackers, security researchers and consultants, and the community at large are being urged to step up and make their voices heard as the government explores a series of proposed changes to the ...

The Computer Misuse Act turns 30 next year, with some in the industry calling for revisions to be made to bring it up to speed with modern security research practices. However, as Dan Raywood finds ...

Some in the UK security industry are calling for an update to the CMA to allow them to conduct security research without threat of prosecution. The Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 1990 defines what ...

The new UK government has vowed to treat cybersecurity as a matter of national security and is “considering all options” to curb cybercrime, according to the Minister for Security, Dan Jarvis. This ...

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has released a report revealing computer misuse by multiple employees. The report details that between April 2021 and February 2024, the OIG issued six ...

More than 400 officers and staff of British police forces have been disciplined or dismissed for misuse of computers during the past five years, according to new data released under the U.K.'s Freedom ...

Uganda's Constitutional Court outlaws Section 25 of Uganda's controversial Computer Misuse Act for its violation of civil liberties and contravention of constitutional guarantees. This statement was ...

Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022, which rights groups say will likely be used to silence dissenting voices online, has come into force after the country’s President Yoweri ...