Information Security: Managing the Legal Risks

Name: Information Security: Managing the Legal Risks
Brand: CCH Australia
SKU: 9781921593291
Price: 436.50 HKD
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Author: Nick Gifford
ISBN: 9781921593291

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.

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