Be security conscious or risk fines, firms told_3
18 July 2012
UK companies need to raise their awareness of information security standards or risk being sued, e-commerce experts have warned.
Michael Bacon, a director at IT security consultancy SNCI, told delegates at this month’s InfoSecurity conference in London that, while 80 per cent of companies were aware of the Data Protection Act 1998, only 20 per cent knew of the information security standard BS7799.
He added that only 30 per cent knew about the Computer Misuse Act 1990, which allows...