Computer Misuse Act Two sentenced under the Computer Misuse Act for data theft The individuals were accused of siphoning away personal data from RAC to an accident claims management firm 80% of cyber professionals say the Computer Misuse Act is working against them techUK report calls for "rapid modernisation" of the 30-year-old law that's "stifling" penetration testing Less than 1% of computer hacking offences resulted in prosecution in 2019 Of the 17,600 offences recorded in the UK, just 57 were able to be tried under the Computer Misuse Act, report finds Latest about Computer Misuse Act NCSC unveils new cyber attack classification system By Adam Shepherd published 12 April 18 News The framework categorises everything from individual hacks up to national cyber emergencies News 'Hacker' Lauri Love wins appeal against US extradition By Lee Bell published 5 February 18 News Love is now expected to stand trial in the UK on charges of US hacking News 36% of ex-employees are breaking the computer misuse act By Jane McCallion published 3 June 16 News Companies are failing to revoke access when IT workers leave News 1 2 Archives Get the ITPro. daily newsletterReceive our latest news, industry updates, featured resources and more. Sign up today to receive our FREE report on AI cyber crime & security - newly updated for 2024.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1The biggest cyber scares of 20242What is Cloud Hosting?3The 2024 that didn't happen42024 was the year where AI finally started returning on investment5Five AI trends to watch in 2025
NCSC unveils new cyber attack classification system By Adam Shepherd published 12 April 18 News The framework categorises everything from individual hacks up to national cyber emergencies
'Hacker' Lauri Love wins appeal against US extradition By Lee Bell published 5 February 18 News Love is now expected to stand trial in the UK on charges of US hacking
36% of ex-employees are breaking the computer misuse act By Jane McCallion published 3 June 16 News Companies are failing to revoke access when IT workers leave
