In light of the recent slew of legal precedents being set in the security industry, SecurityAppraisers® would like to share these developments with you. We believe that, more than any other factor, legal imperatives will lead the way in defining the security practices and conventions, and legislation, governing the computer industry in the days to come. This is by no means an all encompassing list of Computer Security Law articles, but SecurityAppraisers® feels that these articles are among the more seminal and informative of the ones we have found. Articles are listed by category in reverse chronological order (the most recent ones appearing at the top of the list).

Regulation

• A Promise Falls in the Forest
  Mark Rasch
  July 26, 2004
• Barnes & Noble.com to Pay Fine, Boost Security
  Reuters
  April 29, 2004
• Anti-spam laws as useful as chocolate fireguard, says legal profession
  Declan McCullagh
  February 18 2004
• Beyond Compliance: Regulating The Hacker Chase
  Arik Hesseldahl
  November 21, 2003
• Guess Tightens Web-Site Security To Resolve Federal Charges
  David Ho, Associated Press
  June 18, 2003
• Data security measures failing to match legal expectations
  Jaikumar Vijayan
  April 28, 2003
• The Perils of E-Mail
  Nicholas Varchaver
  February 3, 2003

Cyberliability & Product Misrepresentation

• Judge: Firm not negligent in failure to encrypt data
  Declan McCullagh
  February 14, 2006
• Diebold to Settle with California
  Clint Boulton
  December 17, 2004
• Courts make users liable for security glitches
  Scott Berinato
  February 4, 2004
• Couple seek $4.4 million from agents for computer damage
  Michael Virtanen, Associated Press
  November 14, 2003
• Microsoft Reaches 6 Class Action Settlements
  Reed Stevenson and Peter Kaplan
  Reuters
  October 28, 2003
• South Korean Group Sues Microsoft Over Slammer
  Dennis Fisher
  May 5, 2003
• Corporate security spending not in line with real-world requirements
  Denise Dubie
  May 5, 2003
• The Legal Liability of Information Security
  Mark Joseph Edwards
  April 30, 2003
• Judge nixes class action in Microsoft suits
  Reuters
  April 14, 2003
• Ruling shields AOL on 'hostile code'
  Paul Festa
  January 23, 2003
• "Security warning" ads draw lawsuit
  Stefanie Olsen
  December 4, 2002
• Website Security Flaw Costs ZD
  Brian McWilliams
  August 28, 2002
• Ziff Davis settles privacy probe
  Troy Wolverton
  August 28, 2002

Cyber and eCommerce Insurance

• Cybersecurity liability seen increasing
  Reuters
  March 28, 2004
• New regulations have companies turning to risk management
  Mark Willoughby
  June 5, 2003
• Cyber Insurance Between the Lines
  Mark Rasch
  May 26, 2003
• Firms' hacking-related insurance costs soar
  Jon Swartz
  February 9, 2003
• It's Not Easy Being Breached
  Simone Kaplan
  December 2002

Prosecution

• Judge dismisses keylogger case
  Kevin Poulsen
  November 19, 2004
• California wins anti-spam case
  Maggie Shiels
  October 25, 2003
• Prosecutors admit error in whistleblower conviction
  Kevin Poulsen
  October 14, 2003
• Hackers to Face Tougher Sentences
  Brian Krebs
  October 2, 2003
• Judges OK evidence from hacker vigilante
  Lisa M. Bowman
  August 1, 2003
• Senate Panel Overwhelmingly Passes Anti-Spam Bill
  Roy Mark
  June 19, 2003
• Sue a hacker ? - Civil action may hit cyber thugs harder than criminal laws
  Sandra Rossi
  May 14, 2003
• Computer Hacker Convicted of Spying on Judge
  The Daily Record of Rochester
  February 6, 2003
• Data destruction: What they can't find can get you 20 years
  Alan E. Brill and Kristin M. Nimsger
  February 5, 2003
• Computer crime sentences are 'not good enough'
  John Leyden
  February 5, 2003
• "Dr. Chaos" Pleads Guilty in Cyanide Scare
  Karen Carlson
  Winter 2002
• FBI "hack" raises global security concerns
  Robert Lemos
  May 1, 2001

Computer Crime and Law Trends and Forecasts

• FTC imposes $10M fine against ChoicePoint for data breach
  Jaikumar Vijayan
  January 26, 2006
• Shareholders sue ChoicePoint
  Joris Evers
  March 7, 2005
• Understanding Cyberharassment
  Parry Aftab
  August 23, 2004
• Evidence mounts for use of e-discovery in legal system
  Grant Buckler
  February 2, 2004
• New laws will have strong impact on IT
  Karen Ann K
  July 15, 2003
• The eagles have landed
  Jenny Sinclair
  April 29, 2003
• Russian cyberspace crime rate doubles
  The Moscow Times
  March 5, 2003
• Elaborate credit card con still works
  Bob Sullivan
  December 9, 2002
• Market pressure should drive security changes, users say
  Edward Hurley
  December 4, 2002
• Report: Market forces not enough to improve security
  Dan Verton
  October 24, 2002

Intellectual Property, Licensing, &
Digital Rights Management

• Court: Anonymous P2P no defense
  Paul Festa
  June 30, 2003
• Contract case could hurt reverse engineering
  Grant Gross, IDG News Service
  June 26, 2003
• Microsoft stalls software maker
  David Becker
  June 10, 2003
• The fear war against Linux
  Bruce Perens
  May 19, 2003
• Mean Tech For Thwarting Music Piracy
  CBS
  May 3, 2003
• ACLU loses digital copyright battle
  Declan McCullagh
  April 9, 2003
• Experts: Copyright law hurts technology
  Robert Lemos
  March 1, 2003
• U.S. Information Security Law, Part One:
  Protecting Private Sector Systems, and Information Security Professionals and Trade Secrets
  Steven Robinson
  February 25, 2003
  • U.S. Information Security Law, Part Two:
    Protecting Private Sector Systems and Securing the Working Environment
    Steven Robinson
    April 1, 2003
  • U.S. Information Security Law, Part Three:
    Information Security and the Public Sector-An Introduction to the Criminal Law of Information Security
    Steven Robinson
    May 12, 2003
  • U.S. Information Security Law, Part Four:
    Information Security and the Public Sector-An Introduction to the National Security Law of Information Security
    Steven Robinson
    July 9, 2003
• Digital Rights: A Thorny Issue
  Adam Lashinsky
  February 20, 2003
• Currents: Manifestation of Assent
  Lawrence Rosen
  December 06, 2002
• Security Concerns in Licensing Agreements, Part One:
  Clickwrap and Shrinkwrap Agreements
  Steven Robinson
  July 4, 2002
  • Security Concerns in Licensing Agreements, Part Two:
    Negotiating Security Provisions
    Steven Robinson
    October 21, 2002

Amendment Watch

• Hackers get lesson in the law
  Declan McCullagh
  August 1, 2003
• AU security researchers need legal advice: CERT
  Patrick Gray
  May 20, 2003
• Security research exemption to DMCA considered
  Kevin Poulsen
  May 13, 2003
• Court draws a line for online privacy
  Lisa M. Bowman
  May 13, 2003
• Your Right To Hack the Xbox
  Tiernan Ray
  April 25, 2003
• UPDATE: Software Developer Fears Legal Tar Pit
  George V. Hulme
  April 23, 2003
• Blackboard Gets Gag Order Against Smart-Card Hackers
  Anitha Reddy
  April 18, 2003
• Honeypot snares raise ethical and legal issues
  Dan Gillmor
  April 16, 2003
• Use a Honeypot, Go to Prison?
  Kevin Poulsen
  April 16, 2003
• Court blocks security conference talk
  John Borland
  April 15, 2003 John Borland
• Encryption Battle Brewing
  Anick Jesdanun
  March 31, 2003
• Citibank gags crypto researchers
  John Leyden
  February 24, 2003
• Going Electronic, Denver Reveals Long-Term Surveillance
  Ford Fessenden with Michael Moss
  December 21, 2002
• U.S. court says no to Web libel lawsuit
  Declan McCullagh
  December 16, 2002
• Landmark Ruling In Internet Case
  CBS/AP
  December 10, 2002
• On The Horizon: Your Right To Remain Anonymous Is Eroding
  David Post and Bradford C. Brown
  December 9, 2002

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