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“The government needs to take urgent action so our nation’s cyber defenders no longer have to act with one hand tied behind their backs.”
Matt Hull, Global Head of Threat Intelligence at NCC Group
“The Computer Misuse Act is crying out for reform.”
Simon McKay, civil liberties and human rights barrister and member of the CLRNN
“This legislation is now 30 years old, and often undermines the efforts of the threat intelligence community working to protect the UK’s CNI and wider economy against a growing cyber threat landscape.”
Julian David, Chief Executive Officer, techUK
“The digital world has moved on significantly from 1990 when the Computer Misuse Act became law; it’s time to bring it into the 21st Century.”
James Chappell, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Digital Shadows
“The legal case for reform of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 is overwhelming.”
Dr John Child, Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law at the Birmingham Law School and co-director of the CLRNN
“The Computer Misuse Act went through Parliament at a time when cyber wasn’t the tool that it now is to enable all sorts of crimes like fraud.”
Lynne Owens, Director General of the National Crime Agency
“The reforms proposed underpin the basis by which security professionals are able to operate without fear of prosecution and ensures that those who seek to operate outside the law are properly dealt with.”
Phil Lynch, Managing Principal Security Consultant , Nettitude
“The proposed reforms will aid investigations and help the cyber security industry defend the UK.”
Ed Parsons, UK Managing Director, F-Secure
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