The IT Regulatory and Standards Compliance Handbook

Chapter 21. Information Systems Legislation

Solutions in this chapter:

▪ Civil and Criminal Law

▪ Legal Requirements

▪ Jurisdiction

▪ Harassment and Cyber Stalking

▪ Privacy

▪ Searches and the Fourth Amendment

▪ Authorization

▪ Intellectual Property

▪ Evidence Law

▪ Interpol and Information Technology Crime

▪ Reporting an Incident

▪ Document Retention

▪ Due Care and Due Diligence

▪ Electronic Discovery

▪ Reviewing and Auditing Contracts

▪ Compliance

Summary

Introduction

In this chapter we look at the legislation and regulations impacting audit and other issues of electronic law. The foremost dilemma with the study of electronic law is that it is difficult to confine its study to simple parameters. Internet and e-commerce do not define a distinct area of law as ...