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 ...

The Computer Misuse Act of 1990, which criminalises people who attempt to access or modify data on a computer without authorisation, is well past being due for an overhaul and may even be putting the ...

The British government's long-awaited reform of its main cybercrime law would shield fewer than 300 security professionals from prosecution — roughly 0.4% of the country's 69,600-strong cyber ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...