Finding laws and regulations that are relevant to your organisation

As we’ve seen with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), many organisations fail to prepare for laws and regulations because they don’t realise they are subject to them. Of course, ignorance is no excuse, and non-compliance coul… Continue reading Finding laws and regulations that are relevant to your organisation

Trump signed the NDAA today. Here’s what it means for cybersecurity.

President Donald Trump signed the $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, a law that sets policies and budget guidelines for the U.S. military for fiscal 2018, including its various cybersecurity-focused initiatives. The mammoth piece of annual legislation often includes brand-new projects and policy provisions. This year’s NDAA advances several important cybersecurity efforts while also establishing new rules and programs related to information security. Here’s a closer look at some key cybersecurity provisions: The ban on Kaspersky Lab software becomes official (SEC. 1634) While the Homeland Security Department has already taken concrete steps to push Kaspersky Lab products out of the federal government, Sec. 1634 makes the ban official across the Defense Department and sets a deadline of October 2018 for total removal. The ban specifically mentions any and all products owned by Kaspersky Lab, including both services and software produced by subsidiaries. Trump will define what “cyberwar” means (SEC. 1633) The […]

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The British Drone Law Reaches Parliament

We’ve brought you a variety of stories over the years covering the interface between multirotor fliers and the law, and looked at the credibility gap between some official incident reports and the capabilities of real drones. In the news this week is a proposed new law in front of the British House of Commons that would bring in a licensing scheme for machines weighing over 250 g, as well as new powers to seize drones. We’ve previously told you about the consultation that led up to it, and its original announcement. As a British voter with some interest in the …read more

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