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Information Security: Managing the Legal Risks

By Nick Gifford
CCH Australia December 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781921593291
Publisher
CCH Australia
Publication
December 2009
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
Australia ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Information Security – Managing the Legal Risks provides users with essential facts on this major new area of legal risk for businesses and government agencies. This book contains a primer on information security, an analysis of the legal exposures that can flow from security breaches, and practical advice on the management of those risks.

Who will it appeal to?
Lawyers, Risk Managers and Governance Professionals

Features:

  • Extensive use of ‘real world’ scenarios illustrates typical security weaknesses and provides a platform for analysis of potential legal exposures that may arise. 
  • Practical aids such as checklists and sample contract clauses are included. 
  • Examples assist users in writing their own policies and procedures.
  • Provides explanations of key legal concepts for non-legal readers.

Table of Contents

  • PART 1: AN AERIAL SURVEY OF INFORMATION SECURITY
    CHAPTER 1 - What is informaton security?
    CHAPTER 2 - External threats
    CHAPTER 3 - Inside jobs and data leakage
  • PART 2: “DUTIES?  WHAT DUTIES?”
    CHAPTER 4 - The battlegrounds
    CHAPTER 5 - The tort of negligence
    CHAPTER 6 - Privacy legislation
    CHAPTER 7 - Privacy at common law
    CHAPTER 8 - Contract
    CHAPTER 9 - Trade Practices Act & related legislation
    CHAPTER 10 - Other liability scenarios
  • PART 3: DUTIES, STANDARDS, AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES
    CHAPTER 11 - Reasonable care
    CHAPTER 12 - Risk management

About the Author

Nick Gifford: Principal Consultant, Gifford & Co.

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