Cyberup campaign: 80% of infosec pros fear they might fall foul of UK's outdated Computer Misuse Act

Cyberup campaign: 80% of infosec pros fear they might fall foul of UK's outdated Computer Misuse Act

A majority of British infosec professionals worry about accidentally breaking the UK's antiquated Computer Misuse Act, according to an industry campaign group that hopes to reform the law.


The Cyberup campaign, which includes NCC Group, Orpheus Cyber, Context Information Security, Nettitude, F Secure and others, first wrote to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019 urging him to update the regulations.


In its latest study, the group reckoned that 80 per cent of security professionals were worried about breaking the law, based on responses submitted on behalf of major infosec firms.


Ruth Edwards, the Conservative MP for Rushcliffe in Nottingham, said in a new report issued today: "I know from my time in this industry that there are now real concerns among the cyber security community that this law is ..

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