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Information Security - Managing the Legal Risks

Information Security: Managing the Legal Risks

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  • Publisher: CCH Australia
  • ISBN: 9781921593291
  • Published In: December 2009
  • Format: Paperback
  • Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
    Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
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    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
  • Nick Gifford: Principal Consultant, Gifford & Co.

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