Thursday, August 18, 2005

Legal Ramifications of Trojan/Virii Infections

Here's one I'll bet you never thought of. I surely didn't.

What are the legal ramifications of a company's network becoming infected with one or another sort of malware? We have Sarbanes/Oxley and HIPPA and various state notification requirements when personal data is compromised. What are the responsibilities of these companies under such circumstances?

In fact; one could argue that storing such data on machines which can possibly be infected might violate one or more of these laws. This article does just that. There isn't any legal action taking place on this front right now, but the article makes the point that it is almost inevitable there will be.

Check it out.
Jack

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