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Handbook of Legal Procedures of Computer and Network Misuse in EU Countries
In 2003 the European Commission supported RAND Europe in the development of a Handbook that provided an easy-to-use guide matching technical descriptions of incidents to the legal framework of the country in question and details procedures for working with law enforcement to respond to incidents. This handbook was tailored to the user requirements of Europe’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) community. RAND Europe and Lawfort, a Belgian law firm, compiled the 2005 edition of the CSIRT Legal Handbook. This edition represents a significant update, taking into account recent developments in national legal frameworks and extending its scope to cover the 10 new EU member states that joined in 2004. The project to update the Handbook revisited the incident taxonomy, reviewed and analysed standard enquires and reporting needs, surveyed national legal frameworks and relevant industrial initiatives and finally provided an electronic easy-to-use online and CD-ROM-based application for modifying and updating the information, available at www.csirt-handbook.org.uk. The 2005 CSIRT Legal Handbook is globally unique in the field of information security as it provides access to a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on rules, regulations and laws concerning computer misuse. In addition, it also details collection and reporting of computer evidence currently in force in all 25 EU countries, together with guidelines as to when and how law enforcement must be informed of incidents.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction to Country Reports
Chapter Two:
Country Report – Austria
Chapter Three:
Country Report – Belgium
Chapter Four:
Country report – Cyprus
Chapter Five:
Country Report – Czech Republic
Chapter Six:
Country report – Denmark
Chapter Seven:
Country Report – Estonia
Chapter Eight:
Country Report – Finland
Chapter Nine:
Country Report – France
Chapter Ten:
Country Report – Germany
Chapter Eleven:
Country Report – Greece
Chapter Twelve:
Country Report – Hungary
Chapter Thirteen:
Country Report – Ireland
Chapter Fourteen:
Country Report – Italy
Chapter Fifteen:
Country Report – Latvia
Chapter Sixteen:
Country Report – Lithuania
Chapter Seventeen:
Country Report – Luxembourg
Chapter Eighteen:
Country Report – Malta
Chapter Nineteen:
Country Report – The Netherlands
Chapter Twenty:
Country Report – Poland
Chapter Twenty-one:
Country Report – Portugal
Chapter Twenty-two:
Country Report – Slovak Republic
Chapter Twenty-three:
Country Report – Slovenia
Chapter Twenty-four:
Country Report – Spain
Chapter Twenty-five:
Country Report – Sweden
Chapter Twenty-six:
Country Report – United Kingdom
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