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What's missing from the Computer Misuse Act 1990?
What's missing from the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

Handley Gill Limited’s consultants respond to the Home Office consultation on proposals to revise the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to introduce additional powers for law enforcement bodies to takedown and seize domains and IP addresses and, require the preservation of data, as well as to introduce new offences and stronger sentencing for the copying of data. We also call for stronger cyber resilience legislation, through the introduction of minimum cyber security standards, while rejecting lobbying efforts for a blanket public interest defence to CMA offences. Finally, we advocate for stronger extra-territoriality of CMA offences and stronger sentencing powers and associated guidance.

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Nicola CainCyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Computer Misuse Act 1990, CMA, CMA 1990, Law Enforcement, Domain name registrars, Domain name registries, Internet Service Providers, ISPs, Hosting providers, Web hosts, Consultation, Consultation Response, Public Interest, Public Interest Defence, CyberUp campaign, Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Adviser, HM Treasury, Home Office, Pro-Innovation Regulation for Digital Technologies Review, Computer Misuse Act 1990 Call for Information, Computer Misuse Act 1990 Consultation, Domain name takedown and seizure, IP address take down and seizure, Online intermediaries, Domain name and IP address takedown and seizure, Data preservation, Data copying, Crown Prosecution Service, CPS, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2002, Hacking, Proposal for legislation to improve the UK's cyber resilience, DSIT, Department for Science Technology & Innovation, Copyright, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, CDPA 1988, s107 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 107 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 170(1)(a) Data Protection Act 2018, Personal Data, Commercial Data, s170(1)(a) Data Protection Act 2018, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Protection Offences, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property OffencesComment
Your money... and your life?
Your money... and your life?

New cyber sanctions imposed by the UK and US governments against Russian nationals expose victims of ransomware, and their individual directors and officers, to criminal liability in the event that ransom payments are made.

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Nicola CainRansom, Ransomware, Sanctions, Cyber Sanctions, Ransom Payment, Russia, Ukraine, Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 white paper, Information Commissioner, ICO, Home Secretary, Priti Patel, CyberUK Conference 2021, NCSC, National Cyber Security Centre, NCA, National Crime Agency, OFSI, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Cyber Attack, Cyber Crime, Data Breach, Data Loss, Conti, Conti ransomware, Personal Data, Data Protection, UK Sanctions List, Guidance on Ransomware & Financial Sanctions, HM Treasury, Directors Duties, Directors' Duties, Criminal Offence, Criminal Liability, Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/597, Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, Designated Person, Cryptocurrency, Virtual assets, Due Diligence, Trickbot, Ransomware Victim, CPS, Crown Prosecution Service, Malware, Data Controller, Data ProcessorComment