IT in Europe, Security Edition: Data Protection Act compliance

IT in Europe, Security Edition: Data Protection Act compliance

Editor's note: The articles featured below originally appeared in the summer 2011 edition of IT in Europe magazine, Information Security Edition,

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which focused on Data Protection Act compliance. Download the entire IT in Europe: Information Security Magazine, summer 2011 issue (.pdf). 

Cover story: DPA compliance: Tracking changes to Data Protection Act guidelines
Can organizations expect a more prescriptive Data Protection Act in the future?  The DPA has managed to stay relevant for nearly 30 years, despite huge social and technological changes. So why has the act caused so much confusion and been the subject of so much misinterpretation over the years? UK Bureau Chief Ron Condon examines the future of the law.

Editor’s desk: When digital risk gets physical: Assessing the global cyberthreat
Some infosecurity profs face dangers much greater than digital risk when dealing with the global cyberthreat. The Kaspersky kidnapping serves as a reminder of the threat some of our best-known security researchers face in Russia and its neighbouring countries.

Technical feature: Information security vendors lag threat vectors
The latest threat vectors always seem to be a step ahead of information security vendors, and their products, including those for securing smartphones and cloud computing, are in short supply. Cloud computing is cheap and smartphones are sexy, and these twin trends have security pros scratching their heads on how to minimize the risks.

Perspectives: Data Protection Act compliance is not a black and white process
While it's essential to create a corporate Data Protection Act policy, how does an organisation know it's done enough to comply with the law?  For DPA compliance, a ‘tick-box’ approach is not an option. Therefore, the trick is simply to stay out of trouble and avoid obvious negligence.

This was first published in June 2011

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